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GO IS ELEMENTARY AT SEDGEWICK: Ninety young learners were introduced to go at Sedgwick Elementary School, in Cupertino, CA, as part of their Annual Discovery Day on March 31st. Four sessions of students attended the event, which was presented by Wenguang Wang, with assistance from Tao Li and Yanping Zhao. “In each of the half-hour sessions, the students learned some fun facts about go, the basic rules, and enjoyed playing several games,” Wang told the E-Journal. “The teachers found go to be a great strategy game, and plan to have some equipment in the classroom so students can play often,” he added. More photos can be seen online. Free support for school based programs or demos is available from the American Go Foundation. Not quite ready to dive in? Gauge local interest with the new AGF Sampler which includes a starter CD, a copy of The Way to Go, a cardboard playing set, and a copy of the AGF Newsletter.
- Paul Barchilon, E-Journal Youth Editor.

王元老师的建议：

“对这一问题，首先，我要说“现在就很好”。对于棋友来说，如果觉得围棋好玩，不时切磋一下，这就够了。没有必要背上“非提高不可”的包袱。棋艺的提高，又不能涨工资。　　其次，如果真的想提高，那么，在接触到这件事的时候，一定要“心静”。干杯，饮不出酒香；解渴，品不出茶 韵；分心，吸不出烟味。在我所认识的，本职工作繁忙的棋友中，对棋的悟性相当好的，有许多位，但真的坐下来，能让我感觉到有“心静”状态的就只有四位而 已，他们不常下棋，但绝对是下一盘，进一步。其中，最强的，如果本职工作没有那么忙，那么，稍感牵强地，能与六段一扛了（都是成年人）。而更多的人，却在 棋盘边，失之内心深处的焦躁。总之，有意无意的以棋来打发时间，排遣烦闷，与专心地从棋中寻找乐趣——虽然都可以（正如“干杯”也可以）其效果是肯定不同 的，其幸福指数也有差别。 (more…)