Chip, I was told when my children were in school that the inability to spell was a sign of 'giftedness'. The theory behind it was that with all the child's brilliance and creative abilities, he could express himself without having to go by all the rules all the average folk observed. Besides, I was promised, there would be secretaries and "computers" to take care of all those mundane things - like spelling. That's been awhile, don't know if the theory still holds..Verla