THEY DIDN'T TEACH THAT WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Once again, I am being humbled. First question on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader" was to spell 'giraffe.' And I can only do that after running spell-check!

I never went to second grade (another tale that doesn't need to be told tonight), and missed that entire phonics deal... or maybe it's just that I'm a terrible speller with or without phonics (and yes, you are correct, I couldn't spell phonics the first time through).