Spelling Bee




















There was never so much nationwide emphasis on winning a spelling contest in India, growing up. There have been a series of advertisements and documentaries on the Spelling Bee last couple of months in the US and it facinates me to see how this country can do wonders in motivating a little kid to participate in something that could be so academic as learning to spell! Nothing wrong with the academics, its just that US doesnt necessarily rank high on it compared to the schooling/education system in other countries.

There is a new movie Akeelah and the Bee based on the spelling contest, aka, Spelling Bee! Apparently there have been other movies such as Spellbound, musicals such as Spelling Bee, the musical on this subject. Quite interesting!

Last year, Anurag Kashyap was the top finisher in the contest. Of Indian origin...FYI-

So I will leave you all with a little tongue twister that we all once learned in school

Hmmm, SuperCaliFa...
No, SuperCaliFragelis?
No no, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ?
Yes Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious !!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidociuos!

You have to spell it too :)