tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post3928163840472708806..comments2023-10-11T07:39:33.769-05:00Comments on This is Worthwhile: Spelling Bee a la Mr. B's classUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-70045416741573542312009-05-31T07:54:04.221-05:002009-05-31T07:54:04.221-05:00I was too embarrassed to participate in the spelli...I was too embarrassed to participate in the spelling bee (me, public speaking? no way!), so I played sick in the third grade so I didn't have to represent the third grade class. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392034857491788011.post-15977833412523345702009-05-31T05:22:51.100-05:002009-05-31T05:22:51.100-05:00Spelling Bees made sense when you had to manually ...Spelling Bees made sense when you had to manually spellcheck things because you were using a typewriter. But now? I'm afraid this tradition may disappear. It's a noble thing, knowing how to spell. I'm a proofreader and I can't spell for crap. Thank goodness for spellcheck and online dictionaries.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.com