Originally Posted by ultramarina
Um, hoo boy. We are now being pretty assertively courted by the chess team coaches, who are suggesting we consider hiring a private coach and strongly advocating for entering him in tournaments.

FWIW, I'm suspicious of adults who seem to have their best interests (glory) at heart rather than that of the child.

Learning to win and lose graciously is an important life skill but you don't need a private chess coach for that. smile