Summary+and+Analysis

Summary:

The title of Dennis Baron's blog says it all: "Spelling counts at the Spelling Bee, but in the age of the internet, should it count anywhere else?" The issue at stake here is whether or not spelling is important in today's world. Though many people place an importance on the skill of spelling, Baron believes that spelling is undeserving of the hype it receives. He states that spelling has no practical use and that it is not a necessary skill to obtain. Baron's argument gets more specific when he attacks Spelling Bee's in and of themselves. After arguing that the traditional Spelling Bee is not rational and problematic he reaches the conclusion that schools should create a new competition to replace the Spelling Bee.