Ready for a really challenging quiz? Go take it if you dare, but brace yourself -- it’s tough: An adult spelling quiz: 5 of the hardest words in the English language It’s only five questions, but you ...

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ASKED WHY? THE PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TRADITION SPELLING TESTS WILL SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST. PROBABLY WHAT A LOT OF US REMEMBER. SO PRETEST PRACTICE THE WORDS ALL WEEK.

Parents. Traditionalists. Many people, angry at the University of North Carolina because the journalism school there will no longer test on spelling. Since students all use spell check now, the theory ...

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...

Terralynnd Jackson is a 3rd grade teacher at John Burroughs Elementary School in north Tulsa. "We have a spelling test every Friday and the kids work really hard all week to learn their words," said ...