Can you spell?

Because I can't, I have to memorize each individual word in order to spell it correctly. I finally figured out how to spell calendar correctly because its vowels have an a/b pattern associated with it. I have to write a ten page paper on spelling. The paper is interesting: we interview elementary age kids, give kids tests, read interesting articles on invented spelling (if only we could still use invented spelling). I personally think either you can spell, or you can't, kind of like math. But as a soon to be teacher, that's probably not the best approach, but with the right methods it can be learned. Maybe I could spell in Japanese, Chinese, or easier languages like Spanish, but really I've learned foreign languages, and I couldn't even spell in those. Thankfully, we have spell check everywhere, and I can just blame my spelling on my poor typing ability. I guess I better get back to my paper!