Does anyone watch the Spelling Bee contest on ESPN?

I can watch it in small amounts, it can be fun. Yeah, the kids are stressed out, but it's probably good practice for them to learn things and to perform under pressure.

yea..werent you on it before? just kidding;)+

I never knew ESPN covered spelling bees, so I guess ya know that means I didn't watch it. If a child wants to participate in one I think they should be able to. They will learn how to manage their stress with the more competitions they enter. I don't think anyone should ever force a child to participate, though I know there are parents out there that do this to their kids.

No becuase I can not get into shows like that.

No, I didn't even know they show things like that on ESPN. Because I thought that is a sport channel. Yeah, poor children, they have to go through so much to learn those millions of words just to be in a contest. When I was growing up, I wanted to do it, but when I watched one of those contests, I backed out. I didn't think that was for me, that's just too much stress for a young mind.

yea they are the greatest things alive

I've never watched it. I think spelling bees can be fun but those kids are under way too much pressure, especially from their parents.

lol, nope sure don't, but after hearing that, maybe I should...

I have never even heard about it. Guess I don't have little kids, or I might have known about it. I think it's a good idea though. The kids don't have to be on if they don't want too, and that is a good stress. It won't hurt them.

I have never watched them and I'm also surprised that it is shown on the sports network. I think I would be kind of anxious for the kids on it, but they have to want to spell or they wouldn't be so good at it.