Posted on 05/30/2008 7:29:11 AM PDT by MissouriConservative
LOL!
My head exploded.
Thanks for the ping!
Now that is an interesting statement. I'll have to check out Spalding's book.
EXACTLY!!! Those who are taught Phonics do a much better job with reading and writing than those taught to “sight read” and other such teaching “methods”.
And, people wonder why so many children graduate illiterate?
As, indeed, he was. Mr. Clemens was, first, and foremost, a writer, and one of a rather satirical bent, at that...
the infowarrior
National spelling bee top prize: $30,000
Siemens Westinghouse Math/Sci/Tech top prize:
$100,000 individual + $100,000 team
GE/Science young life science top prize:
$25,000
The viewing appeal of the spelling bee over a science fair is that the winner is objectively the best competitor rather than subjectively as in a judged event, and that the event is accessible for a broader (non-technical) audience.
I’m not sure why academic decathlon isn’t more popular. I find it a lot more interesting than the spelling bee.
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