Mississippi Bests California in Reading and Math. By a Lot.
When I was a kid back in 1970s California, I learned to spell complicated words like Mississippi. Mrs. Robbins said it slowly. M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. The second the “double-P” landed, our third-grade class lost it.
“Pee-pee!”
Giggles everywhere. Mrs. Robbins sighed. Unprompted, we spelled it – ag…