Speling? who nieds itt?

A British school is moving closer to all kids’ dreams of having soda run through the drinking fountains and no homework ever. Ever!The BBC reports that the Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary, near Stroud, in Central England, is doing away with spelling homework, saying children found it to be “unnecessarily distressing.”According to the BBC story, Gloucestershire County Council’s head of school improvement Karen Charters said: ‘It is entirely for the school to decide if they wish to use spelling lists.’It is important that we recognise the strengths a variety of approaches can bring.'”What’s next? A moratorium on math?![][3] [1]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/7648274.stm