It’s December 10, and Mississippi became a state on this date in 1817. Because Mississippi is often misspelled, today’s blog is going to talk about spelling. American School offers a spelling course that could be a useful elective for students in our general high school or college preparatory program. In addition to offering spelling tips and hints, the course explains why words are spelled the way they are and discusses the etymologies or origins of words among other topics. You also might wonder if spelling counts when submitting exams or projects in your accredited middle school courses or accredited high school courses. While we encourage students to spell words correctly and use spellchecking tools when possible, we only deduct points for misspelled words on exams in our English courses. We do this because English courses primarily focus on spelling, writing and grammar, while other courses focus on other topics besides those valuable skills. If you wish to take our spelling course or any other subject we offer, we encourage you to enroll today. We welcome students from Mississippi and the other 49 states and would be happy to welcome you as well.