Faizan Zaki didn't even take one day off after returning home from the Scripps Spelling Bee. His goal is to learn 4,000 words a day during the summer.
Faizan Zaki didn't even take one day off after returning home from the Scripps Spelling Bee. His goal is to learn 4,000 words a day during the summer., Faizan Zaki is back to his normal summer routine. That routine entails studying for eight hours and learning 3,000 to 4,000 English words in preparation for the next spelling competition.Faizan is a 6th grader from Rice Middle School in Plano ISD.
Last week Faizan passed through the gauntlet of 14 rounds. 245 contestants, and into a spell-off with the eventual champion.Second place in the national competition is an incredible achievement when you consider hundreds of thousands of students compete every year just to represent their respective regions. Mastering spelling is not just about memorizing; it's about language, it's about roots, and it's also some luck.
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