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		eddsh1994 on Feb 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CMU CS Academy: a free online computer science cur... As a chess player myself, why are parents demanding chess in the same category as coding and robotics?

passwordoops on Feb 16, 2023 | [–]

The people I talk to associate it with math skills. No evidence, they just assume

throwayyy479087 on Feb 16, 2023 | [–]

all get categorized as "things smart people do"

eddsh1994 on Feb 17, 2023 | [–]

Ah they must not have met your average chess club player then! :P

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