Don't corekt my spelling

At Harmony Elementary School in Kentucky, students through third grade aren’t told that “throw” is spelled “t-h-r-o-w” and “snowball” is “s-n-o-w-b-a-l-l.” The school has thrown away its spelling tests and spelling books, and it’s not the only one. Within the past five years, four of the district’s nine elementary schools have ditched traditional spelling tests. Administrators say it’s a better approach to encourage writing than nagging children about misspelled words and teaching students to memorize words they soon forget. Read more of this article from The Courier-Journal of Louisville.