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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason there were so many winners is that you can now buy your way into the spelling bee. I am no longer interested in watching. A parent can pay $1500 to compete. The spelling bee should only be comprised of winners of their regional tournament.

http://spellingbee.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/RSVBee%20FAQ%20expanded%20list%202019.pdf[/quote]

OP here.  Yes, not sure that's very fair.  Also, the kids seem to be spending huge amounts of time preparing, which probably isn't healthy for most kids.  This article sums up that sentiment:

"Once a paean to an increasingly obsolete skill, a delightful competition that could be won by correctly spelling “croissant,” the spelling bee has turned into a f*g nightmare. To become a champion speller these days, kids must study dozens of hours every week, and it’s become so hyper-competitive that parents now hire private coaches to train their kids to do well in the spelling bee; coaching is almost a requirement for those who wish to advance to the final rounds. Elite spellers “spend practically every waking hour studying in preparation for this moment,” in the words of the Washington Post."

https://jezebel.com/im-not-afraid-to-say-the-spelling-bee-is-sucks-1835146521[/quote]

Are you equally critical of the kids in travel soccer?[/quote]
At least in a sport you can improve your fitness. The words they are required to spell will never be used again in their lives. The kids don't even know/or care what the words mean. They've just mastered the process at arriving at the correct spelling...and just plain old memorization. [b]Impressive but useless[/b].[/quote]

One can say this about a lot of things. DS is a kid who is great at learning impressive but useless skills - solving a rubik's cube really fast, reciting 100 digits of pi while juggling, playing a piano upside down...if the kids want to do it (and I do question that at some level, but let's assume they do), then why not? It's no more or less useless than a ton of other pursuits that keep humans occupied.[/quote]

+1  Has the PP even seen a spelling bee?  They always ask for the definitions of the word.  If you don't think it's improving their reading comprehension and writing abilities and plain old learning how to work at something.[/quote]

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