Happy Birthday...

dear Mom and Pattie, Happy Birthday to you!!! I was lucky enough to spend the weekend celebrating Pattie who turned 4 Friday and mom who turned 65 Saturday. I'd say mom is lookin' good!

 

What happens when you come to my classroom near your birthday:

 

 Laura joined us for breakfast Saturday morning:

Old News

It's all about passion folks...not the money. That's what I tell myself! Here's a little math lesson for you:

Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - baby sit! We can get that for less than minimum wage. That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan -- that equals 6 1/2 hours). Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children.

Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations. LET'S SEE.... That's $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).What about those special education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 15 children X 180 days = $140,400 per year. Wait a minute -- there's something wrong here!

There sure is! The average teacher's salary (nation wide) is around $50,000. $50,000/180 days =$277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!

2013

Happy New Year!!!

Vote!

I got a call this past Wednesday from Mrs. Stepp. She called to tell me what craziness she had been up to and to ask for my vote. I promised her I would pass this information to others. I had the pleasure to work with this wonderful lady my first year up in the mountains and the last year before she retired. She continued to come back to sub and began tutoring. All the kids loved her and you just never knew what creative ideas she would share or what funny story she had to tell! She mourned the loss of her husband with us, shared the pot belly pig she had at her house and sometimes in the classroom with us, and was always creative in her dress (as I like to say, be confident and you can wear anything!). Here is the email she sent me from her daughters. Feel free to vote!

 

Hi---

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Our MOTHER entered a nationwide contest with Ford Motor Credit Company. She was chosen as one of the 10 finalist!!! OMG can you believe that....She is in the running to win a NEW 2013 Ford Escape. She just needs your DAILY VOTE.
The web site is--

1) https://ford.promo.eprize.com/escape

2) Register your e-mail and a little more information.

3) Look for the finalist pictures, the lady sitting in a car with a sign on the side and a striped shirt...That’s MY MOM!!

After the first time you VOTE, you will ONLY have to put your e-mail in. You will not have to register again. It is easy and fast. I added the site to my favorites so it would be even easier. You must be 18 to VOTE. THANKS! for all of your help!

The VOTING ends on January 13...WINNER announced on Jan 14
START TODAY !!You can only VOTE 1 time a day !!
 Get your friends and family to help out. Forward this... every VOTE counts and SOMEONE will win!! THANKS....SO MUCH!!

2013

Going Green and Staying Lean in 2013!

 

Again, my new year's resolution is to do something. It's fail proof and treated me right last year. So, I will stick with it again this year and see where it takes me. For now, I have signed up for the Tobacco Road Half Marathon on March 17th. 

 

My training plan had me running these past few days but as I decided to give myself a concussion Sunday before church "my doctor" didn't clear me for running yesterday or today. Thankfully I had finished my run on Sunday before the concussion. I've never had one before and man, they don't mess around! Still feeling a little of the aftermath today. Back gate to my brother's car- 1 Me- 0.