Why chess is not a short term project?

Once a school district asked me to teach their students chess for 4 weeks. I said no. Chess is not a short term project. To pass the knowledge of chess and the passion for chess requires years of persistent study. Looking at all the chess kids, their growing up from 0 to 2200 takes at least 3 to 5 years. No one could become a chess master in a month.

Therefore, the schools and parents should keep a long term vision, thinking in years, not weeks. You can speed things up, if you work doubly hard. There is no shortcut in chess.