Skill Sets

   A champion of any kind needs a set of skills.
   A champion debater needs skills different from those of a sea captain, a general, or a musician.
   Good spellers, like musicians, have a talent that can be encouraged and developed. Anyone can be taught to play piano, but there was only one Dave Brubeck. All children are taught to spell and how to put words on paper, but there was only one Ernest Hemingway, and while he was a great writer, he was notoriously poor at spelling.

   Making music is one skill set; making money is another. Spelling is one skill set; writing is another.
   Leading an orchestra is one skill set; leading a battalion is another.

   Accept people, especially children, as they are, and do not expect everyone to have all skill sets.