The Zoo of the Surreal

[MJontheMend]

I just found it amusing that someone could be so intelligent and yet so lousy at spelling.

I think the ability to spell must reside on one specific gene. My D16 and my S18 both test in the 99th percentile on standardized tests. My D can't spell worth a darn and my S was the Southeastern Michigan spelling bee champ in 7th grade. I think the ability to spell well might be related to memory skills rather than intelligence. My S easily memorizes volumes of information about anything in which he takes an interest. For instance, he knew who was running for every Senate seat in the last election and he knew the names and order of all the Presidents when he was in 1st grade and when he was 2 he assigned made-up names to all his Matchbox cars and then identified cars on the road with those names. However, my D just set the school curve on exams in Chemistry, History and Government so...