(Student) Aarichisha's Surisetty Age 7, Testimonial.
To Whom it May Concern, you have to see this to believe it.
Here's the backstory.
Aarichisha is probably the best student I've ever had. There are some close seconds, but I have to put her at the top.
We started our lessons on January 5, 2024. We have had 7 of them. Her LiChess rapid rating has gained 130 points and her puzzle rating is up 517 points.
Right from the beginning, she studied like crazy. She did tons of puzzles on LiChess and other things I gave her to work on. Then 2 weeks ago she stopped studying as she had been. She no longer wanted to do the puzzles because she didn't want to see her rating go down. It wasn't fun anymore.
Mom and I started working on this. I had a long conversation with her trying to explain that the rating is only a marker and not important. What's important is the work she was doing.
Fortunately, mom found a solution. She expanded the puzzle window so the rating wasn't visible. Aarichisha gave it a try and discovered how much fun she used to have doing the puzzles. She's done a boatload of them in the last 3 days. She is once again lit up like a light for chess.
Two days later, mom sent me this... Aarichisha's unsolicited Testimonial.
If you would like to see her progress to date, GO HERE.