Anjali Datta is a bright kid: she has the highest GPA in her graduating class at Grapevine High School, but she can’t be valedictorian and get the college scholarship which goes with the title. Why! Because the officials can’t bend the rules that she should have taken her course in 4 years, when if fact she only took 3. Read the rest of this entry »

The Scripps 2008 National Spelling Bee is on again: with the run up to the Grand Final on May 30. Now in its 81st year the Spelling Bee puts 12 year olds on live TV which is simulcast on ESPN and ABC. Friday will see the championship rounds on Friday night. The Spelling Bee although called the “Scripts 2008 National Spelling Bee” actually allows international competitors: but then off course they have to be aware of the oddities of US spelling versus English spelling. In fact I read that this year’s Scripps Spelling Bee even included the word “abrazo” which the last time I checked was Spanish (meaning embrace). Read the rest of this entry »