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When professional American football teams travel to Denver to play the Broncos in Mile High Stadium, the trainers make available bottles of oxygen so that, after exertion at high altitude, a player can drink deeply from an O2-rich mask. Perhaps something similar ought be provided by Scripps-Howard.
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Grrrr. Sorry if this is stepping on any toes but I really, really, hate it when parents put their kiddies through such torture. If a kid is so nervous that he faints, they should not make him go through it.
There is NO benefit; no vital lesson learned (other than your parents are anal control freaks who value trophies over your happiness.)
I know it is important that kids get a good education and that they participate in various activities involving competition since that is preparing them for life. But, we should always keep in mind that they are children, and let them benefit, and enjoy, from that period in their life because it is over all too quickly. Let them play.
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If I remember correctly, in France there are "dictée" competitions at the national level, where orthography skills are tested in writing.
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I can see French supporting the concept of spelling bee, since it is no better than English at having spelling match pronunciation. Well, maybe not quite so bad; if you know how to spell it, pronunciation is relatively easy (for a native French speaker), but going the other way it's as bad as English.
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I'd offer an unconditional recommendation for the film ~ I agree with Padre Esteban that the director doesn't force any conclusions, but I saw some almost *painful* social consequences affected by such narrow focus at that age...
Do rent it!
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we should always keep in mind that they are children, and let them benefit, and enjoy, from that period in their life because it is over all too quickly. Let them play.
I'm with BelM
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