18A:35-4.15 - Findings, declarations - New Jersey Statutes

18A:35-4.15. Findings, declarations 
    1.   The Legislature finds and declares that:

   a.   chess increases strategic thinking skills, stimulates intellectual creativity, and improves problem-solving ability while raising self esteem; 

   b.   when youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities;

   c.   in countries where chess is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in the ability to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science; and 

   d.   instruction in chess during the second grade will enable pupils to learn skills which will serve them throughout their lives. 

   L.1992,c.201,s.1.