The myth of Spelling bees..
The myth of Spelling bees.. Yet another set of Indian Kids have won the National Spelling bee contest this year. In the last fifteen years, this prestigious prize has gone to a kid of Indian origin a whopping 12 times. By any stretch of imagination or ratiocination - this is a significant statistic that can leave no doubt about the fact that Indian kids have found a way to crack this game of etymology. No jokes!!. But here is the thing that I am worried about: I was talking to a couple of Indian parents in my community as I headed out for my evening walk, when one of the high-energy fathers enthusiastically said “Sir, I have started training my son on Spellings. He has a habit of reading, and I am sure he will be good with words". The other parent (Mother in this case) nodded her head excitingly and said “Ramesh (her son) also is like that. When he was four, he would not go to bed without flipping though few pages of a book...” She had a proud, beaming smile on her face -&qu