Spelling Bee in People Magazine

My wife showed me an article about past winners of the national spelling bee and Irving Belz the winner from 1951 in his advice to young spellers says,


"Read a lot- and learn classical Greek and Latin"

Let's not mistake learning Latin and Greek with Classical Ed, but not at the same time downplay the importance of learning root languages to better knowing and understanding our own either.  The first three words I think are even more valuable to our discussion.  Read a lot-  this is an important part of being a life long learner, one of the most important aspects of Classical Education!!

Mark