Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. Champs say he's worth it
Remer charges up to $180 an hour and has coached five national champions as families seek his language-based approach.
- The Scripps National Spelling Bee begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday in Washington, where full-time coach Remer remains a fixture among 247 competitors. Remer has coached five national champions, establishing himself as a significant influence in competitive spelling.
- Since the bee emerged from pandemic disruptions in 2020 and 2021, Remer has scaled up the coaching profession. Unlike most tutors who are students, the 32-year-old works full-time, having coached his first champion in 2010.
- Remer charges up to $180 per hour for private lessons, plus up to 10% of winnings for top 10 finishers. While many families believe he is worth the cost, Navneeth Murali, a University of Pennsylvania student, found his services "prohibitively expensive."
- Corrie Loeffler, executive director of Scripps, stated the media company does not endorse coaching, calling it inevitable given intense competition. Loeffler emphasized students deserve credit for their own "hard work, it's study ethic, it's perseverance."
- During bee week, Remer provides on-site lessons while managing his own promotion, though he says "I think I'm trying not to be particularly self-aggrandizing in general." He focuses on instilling deep linguistic understanding in his students.
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Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an ho
When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing next to them, beaming, was a bespectacled man in an aloha shirt, holding up a copy of his book “Words of Wisdom.” For Scott Remer, the champion spellers’ coach, posing for a picture was more than just a celebration. It was a business necessity. While nearly every Nat…
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Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. Champs say he’s worth it
When Dev Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2023 and Faizan Zaki took the title last year, they posed for remarkably similar photos on the confetti-strewn stage. Standing
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Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. Champs say he's worth it
Scott Remer is the country's only full-time, professional coach for kids competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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