these kids really took it seriously...i mean good on them for having an interest in spelling and all but well, did you not think some of them may have worked too hard and stuff? like i swear that kind of extra pressure could cause problems with your health and stuff! anyone else share the same thoughts?
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all the preparation in the world.... did not help neil who had difficulty spelling the word darjeeling (i am not spell checking this) ummm isn't that an INDIAN type of tea?
shareso what? Just because his parents are from India he has to know how to spell an Indian word? Jeez, he was born in California.
Carpe Diem!
you missed my point completely - i merely meant his parents spent all this money for tutors, gurus, etc. and he stumbled on a word - actually as i remember he acted as if he had never heard the word before, that even the simplest level - is a staple of his culture.
shareI think Neil Steinberg describes the National Spelling Bee perfectly in his book "Complete and Utter Failure" when he calls it an exercise "in which 8,999,999 children out of 9,000,000 fail in an excruciatingly public manner." As one of those 8,999,999 children, I testify to the NSB's psychologically scarring effects.
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Most kids who play sports won't end up as champions, thus they're doomed to failure, does that mean they shouldn't play? For kids who aren't into sports, the spelling bee is a great way to learn about competition and how to lose, which everyone will do at some point in their life.
shareIn order to make it to that level, you have to have this type of devotion.
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