As some of you know, we homeschool our children. My oldest daughter is in the semifinals of the Spelling Bee (Long Island schools) and I'm proud she got this far.
I was going through an old issue of the Home School Court Report (July/August 2003) that had a feature article on how homeschoolers in America shine at national competitions. Although homeschoolers make up about 2% of the US school age population, they made up 12% of the 251 spelling bee finalists and 5% of the 55 geography bee finalists. Three of the past seven spelling bee winners have been homeschooled. 2002's homeschooled winner of the geography bee was 10 yrs old making him the youngest in that event's history. Here is an excerpt from the article I was reading: On May 22, 2003, 8th grader James Williams of Vancouver, Washington, became the second homeschooler in a row to place first in the National Geography Bee. He answered the question: "Goa, a state in the southwestern part of India, was a possession of what country, until 1961?" James correctly answered "Portugal" netting him a $25,000 college scholarship ... Enjoy your day! Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
