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expected to take notes from all assigned textbook material.
- Answers to review questions assigned from
the text must be written in complete sentences and restate the question.
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first and last name on every assignment.
- Students are expected to follow directions
on assignments.
- Students are expected to complete map
activities neatly on a blank sheet of paper.
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I am publishing a monthly newsletter that will include information about
historical happenings from around the community. This may include events at
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THT Vol. 1 No. 1 September
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THT Vol. 1 No. 4 December 2006
THT Vol. 1 No. 6 February
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THT Vol. 2 No. 1 September
2007
THT Vol. 2 No. 3 November
2007
Elective
Information- Backgammon
Enjoy this article from
www.backgammon.org!
SEVEN REASONS TO TEACH YOUR
CHILDREN BACKGAMMON
by Phil Simborg
1. Backgammon is a
great way to teach math to your children. And the amount and complexity of
the math will increase as their age and skills increase. When they are very
young, they will simply learn to add the numbers on the two dice and count the
pips going around the board. Eventually, they will get into far more complex
math including odds and statistics, first by understanding something as simple
as there are more ways to get hit when you are 6-away than when you are 1-away,
and then, eventually, learning much more complex concepts such as winning odds
and take points.
2. Your children will learn about luck. About how to
handle good and bad luck with grace. Learning to cope with dancing on a
one-point board, or losing a tough game will help them learn to cope with the
bad luck and misfortunes that life throws at all of us. And learning to win with grace and good
sportsmanship, if you are careful to teach that to them (primarily through
example) is equally important in life.
3. Learning to play a complicated, adult game like
backgammon will help build a child’s confidence and self image. It will give them something to be proud
of, to feel special about.
4. The backgammon
community provides a social outlet for children. There are many other
opportunities for children to meet and interact with other children, but
backgammon offers a unique opportunity for children to meet and interact with
adults on an equal basis. This is particularly true if you involve the child in
live tournament play.
5. Backgammon
gives the child a hobby that he can enjoy virtually any time on the
computer. And it is a far better hobby and diversion than mindless video games,
watching cartoons, and many other diversions kids use to waste time or relax.
6. Backgammon
gives the child a pastime that he can share with the entire family. And it
is possible for reasonably young children to be very competitive with adults,
so it is not always about the child simply learning from the adult. And if you
enjoy going to tournaments and spending time playing backgammon, wouldn’t it be
much more enjoyable if you could bring your children with you instead of having
to spend your leisure time apart? And even now that my sons are grown, I have
the pleasure of playing doubles with my sons and we’ve even traveled together
to tournaments around the country.
7. And lastly,
backgammon is a game that the child can enjoy the rest of his life. How
many kids spend hours learning cheerleading, playing hockey, and doing other
sports and games that are worthwhile and fun while they?re young, but once they
become an adult, it is not likely that all those hours of practice and honing
their skills will be useful. And the younger they start and the more they learn
when they are young, the better head start they will have at being better
players when they are an adult.