Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
IkeSouth wrote:
learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life.
No, but it does make our posts compehensible.
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| Author: | newper [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Spelling Bee |
Another winner of Indian descent... does the Spelling Bee have a diversity problem? 14 of the past 16 champions have been Indian-American, with this year's final coming down to two different Indian-American children. Some point to a 2002 documentary "Spellbound" as the moment where Indian-Americans realized they could be successful at the Spelling Bee and started trying very hard to win. Many point to the fact that other American kids will play sports for hours at a time while a young Indian may be studying Greek root combinations. They have created the South Asian Spelling Bee which only accepts children of that descent, and is somewhat similar to a NIT tournament compared to the NCAA of Scripps. Does the Spelling Bee need to do an outreach program, much like MLB does with its RBI program and attempt to reach out to other national backgrounds? |
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| Author: | IkeSouth [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
its a largely meaningless competition. learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life. sure, its not a bad activity for them, but to me sports matter more. it teaches cooperation and overall mental and physical health, which are essential to success in life. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
IkeSouth wrote: its a largely meaningless competition. learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life. sure, its not a bad activity for them, but to me sports matter more. it teaches cooperation and overall mental and physical health, which are essential to success in life. Are you saying that building vocabulary and learning how to break down words into their roots has no effect on the way we read? |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
tommy wrote: IkeSouth wrote: its a largely meaningless competition. learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life. sure, its not a bad activity for them, but to me sports matter more. it teaches cooperation and overall mental and physical health, which are essential to success in life. Are you saying that building vocabulary and learning how to break down words into their roots has no effect on the way we read? Somewhere Alanis starts to sing ♬ isn't it ironic ♬. |
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| Author: | JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
IkeSouth wrote: learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life. No, but it does make our posts compehensible. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: IkeSouth wrote: learning how to spell weird words wont get kids very far in life. No, but it does make our posts compehensible.
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
newper wrote: Another winner of Indian descent... does the Spelling Bee have a diversity problem? 14 of the past 16 champions have been Indian-American, with this year's final coming down to two different Indian-American children. Some point to a 2002 documentary "Spellbound" as the moment where Indian-Americans realized they could be successful at the Spelling Bee and started trying very hard to win. Many point to the fact that other American kids will play sports for hours at a time while a young Indian may be studying Greek root combinations. They have created the South Asian Spelling Bee which only accepts children of that descent, and is somewhat similar to a NIT tournament compared to the NCAA of Scripps. Does the Spelling Bee need to do an outreach program, much like MLB does with its RBI program and attempt to reach out to other national backgrounds? #BeeSoBrown |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
#BeeToo |
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| Author: | hnd [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
learning to spell in children has nothing to do with how useful those words will be in their life, spelling is a mental exercise that exercises the brain which very much helps you learn other things more proficiently. indian americans value education on a whole other level than the average american. |
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| Author: | JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
I was the Spelling Bee champion of my school. I went to the regionals and I got bounced on an easy word- "emulsify". |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
B-e-e. |
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| Author: | sinicalypse [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
the real question here is whether jason jones would object to busing in indian kids to his kids' school... lord knows that spelling bee money/fame/shine could be spent on a lot of useful stuff for the jones-bee kids. DON'T LET ME DOWN HERE SNOPES! |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I was the Spelling Bee champion of my school. I went to the regionals and I got bounced on an easy word- "emulsify". I think we've had this discussion like 5 times, but so was I. I got bounced on a word I knew, too. I think Dr. Ken and others were spelling bee champs as well. |
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| Author: | JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
newper wrote: Another winner of Indian descent... does the Spelling Bee have a diversity problem? 14 of the past 16 champions have been Indian-American, with this year's final coming down to two different Indian-American children. Some point to a 2002 documentary "Spellbound" as the moment where Indian-Americans realized they could be successful at the Spelling Bee and started trying very hard to win. Many point to the fact that other American kids will play sports for hours at a time while a young Indian may be studying Greek root combinations. They have created the South Asian Spelling Bee which only accepts children of that descent, and is somewhat similar to a NIT tournament compared to the NCAA of Scripps. Does the Spelling Bee need to do an outreach program, much like MLB does with its RBI program and attempt to reach out to other national backgrounds? Frank Neuhauser was dumb, tiny, and white. He could never compete in today's Spelling Bee. Can you imagine him going up against these modern Indians? Look at their brains! No chance Neuhauser could spell "Feldenkrais". |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I was the Spelling Bee champion of my school. I went to the regionals and I got bounced on an easy word- "emulsify". You are kidding, correct? If not, I'm busting your chops that a future Trump supporter wouldn't know emulsify |
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| Author: | JORR [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
good dolphin wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I was the Spelling Bee champion of my school. I went to the regionals and I got bounced on an easy word- "emulsify". You are kidding, correct? If not, I'm busting your chops that a future Trump supporter wouldn't know emulsify
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| Author: | hnd [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
knocked out of 2nd round with canoeist. went with "canoesist". was so pissed. i worked hard and was one of the better spellers in our class. odds on favorite to do the best out of the class. dad had that "i took of work for this bullshit" face. |
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| Author: | newper [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
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| Author: | Tall Midget [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: I was the Spelling Bee champion of my school. I went to the regionals and I got bounced on an easy word- "emulsify". Yeah, I was a champion speller in my youth as well. I used to love to read the dictionary in elementary school. Anyway, I choked in the state finals on an easy word I had ridiculed another kid for missing in an earlier competition. I had hurt the kid's feelings, felt guilty about it, and unconsciously forced myself to make the same mistake he did. Poetic justice, I guess. |
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| Author: | Spaulding [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
I accidentially got in to a spelling bee. It was terrible. I had to study words for about a whole week before so I didn't look like an ass up there. Definitions are a stall tactic. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
We had one spelling bee in grade school. 4th grade. I won. There was nothing after that. So I am still the reigning champ. |
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| Author: | chaspoppcap [ Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spelling Bee |
I was spelling champ in grade school,but then again I was up against the Irish and hillbillies |
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