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Lori Anne Madison, Age 6, Takes on National Spelling Bee

I got a headache trying to sort out the details of the Speedway Bomber, ‘b/k/a Brett Kimberlin versus Aaron Walker.    So instead, feast on this,  sweet, cute, head strong, smart and only six years old, from Associated Press [1]:

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Hat tip photo: ABC News

McLEAN, Va. — At 6 years old, Lori Anne Madison is the youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee.

At a glance, she seems like a child that age: She talks at 100 mph and wears a T-shirt that says “Little Miss Sunshine” on it. But she can spell with the best of them, in this case kids twice her age already considered prodigies.

The bee doesn’t have a lower age limit, but no one younger than 8 had ever qualified for the nationals. Spellers can compete until they’re 15, or until they’ve completed eighth grade.

No one is expecting Lori Anne to win. But just being there is a unique accomplishment, and making it beyond the preliminaries on Tuesday and Wednesday would be another stunning development.

Reax: PaanLuel Wël: South Sudanese Bloggers: [3]

What Become of the Gifted Kids of Africa?

Just wondering how many of Lori Ann Madison [4] of South Sudan and Africa go unnoticed and unexploited year in, year out? Lori Ann is only 6-years old and yet no school is willing to admit/accept her because she is so bright that she wouldn’t fit into any of their systems

Or for that matter the gifted children of say Chicago, District of Columbia, or Rochester? The children of homes with no father?

More reax: Richard G. Williams, Jr.,  Old Virginia Blog [5]:

Another Homeschooling Success

I wonder if George Pickett was also home schooled?   Can’t home school without two parents.

More reax: Laura, Terribly Write [6].