"Parliament"

Spelling is a very important subject that everybody needs to know. If you can`t spell then you can`t write. Spelling is something that you use everyday. This is my story about an interesting spelling adventure that I will always remember.

This past school year I won our class spelling bee. So that makes me the best speller, right? Wrong! This year I got a terrible grade in spelling. It was horrible. Let's just say mom and dad didn't take me out for dinner to celebrate my grades.

The reason I didn't do that well was because I wasn't very consistent in turning in my work on time. Which seemed to be my downfall. I would finish my work and not turn it in. Why?? I honestly don`t know.

When I went to the private school spelling bee I got third place which is pretty good out of 15-20 kids. It was really fun but it was sort of boring, if you know what I mean. We had to wait for all the other grades to go first and we were one of the last ones to go. I will never forget the word, "parliament" It is the one I missed. I know it's an easy word if you sound it out but I was under a lot of pressure.

So, it goes to show you, you can be really good in a contest and really bad everyday. It's like baseball. You can be a clutch performer in the postseason and at the same time a mediocre player in the regular season.

Lesson learned? Spelling is an important factor in everyone's life whether they realize it or not. It demonstrates to others what you are capable of academically to some degree...whether you turn your homework in on time or not. :)