Preston Smith’s Global Spelling Bee: How One Man’s Literacy App Became the World’s Newest Moral Panic
Preston Smith, the man who turned phonics into a Silicon Valley fever dream, is once again making the planet feel slightly under-educated. From the gleaming co-working temples of San José to the fluorescent-lit cram schools of Seoul, Smith’s shadow looms over every eight-year-old who still thinks “cat” starts with a K. How did a mild-mannered…