Pebbles49
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- Jan 27, 2014
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@oncecoolcoachnowmom, I am laughing so hard at this statement because we just had a Spelling Bee to choose the best speller in each grade (6,7&8) and 6 grader misspelled the word loquacious, this girl spelled location instead and was told she spelled the wrong word. This girl refused to get off the stage, proceeded to insult the MC, by saying, he purposely mispronounced the word, so she can lose to his favorite speller still left on the stage...Crazy displayed of poor sportsmanship!It's important in my eyes for one reason:
Kids need to learn how to lose, and lose gracefully.
I don't know that you have ever been exposed to children who haven't grasped the concept of losing yet, but it is not pretty.
PS: In my mind, I was saying to myself, Poor child, you are in for a lot of heartbreak, if you cannot accept this defeat...Btw, I also was thinking, "Now Get Off the Stage, your 15 minutes are over, Goodbye!" haha!