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Comment on My life, South of the Border! by binkybinky

binkybinky — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:34 +0000

You are so funny, this post made me giggle so much! Thanks for this! Glad you didn’t have to move North of the border… how bout if Palin’s book gets turned into a movie? ;p

Comment on Teach a child to think and he learns for a lifetime! by savanvleck

savanvleck — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:39:04 +0000

XUP, you are making it harder and harder for me to stay “south of the border.”

braindebris: I have even looked for a satellite school in the area that might help him more. The first person, “in charge” answered my email and told me the person to contact. The “person to contact” never answered my email.

The new CC person’s email does not work and he did not return my call.

The boy admits that he was not trying hard last year, but all summer he would come up and say, “I’m really going to do it this year.” The first 2 to 3 weeks, he had us helping him and telling us what was going on and such and then, silence. I’m wondering what other problem he may have that he doesn’t want to admit to, since he freely admitted when he wasn’t trying.

Comment on Teach a child to think and he learns for a lifetime! by braindebris

braindebris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:59:35 +0000

Teachers in my corporation start at $32,000. You have to work for almost 10 years to make it to $45,000. (If you have a masters they knock a few years off that.) If I recall correctly, the highest salary possible is in the low $70,000 but that’s with a masters +15 credits and 25 years + seniority.

Comment on Teach a child to think and he learns for a lifetime! by XUP

XUP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:39:06 +0000

Well I don’t know how much teachers get paid down there, but our teachers are paid pretty well. Starting at $45 K and up to $100 K. And I can still only remember maybe 2 good teachers in all my years of school. And I can only remember 1 good teacher in all my daughters years of school so far. I think too many of them go into it for the long vacations. Really, that’s why a lot of people I went to uni with went into teaching. Then they’re in for a rude awakening when demands are placed on them and they get bitter and angry and take it out on the kids. It’s not an easy job, but one I would think is very rewarding for the right kind of person

Comment on Teach a child to think and he learns for a lifetime! by braindebris

braindebris — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:11 +0000

When I taught the causes of the revolutionary war to fifth graders, I had them draw a button out of a bag as they entered the room. We divided into Colonists, British, and Loyalists and moved the desks to seperate sides of the room. There was a carpet ocean in the middle and the British controlled the pencil sharpener and the doorway. They decided on “taxes” such as a piece of paper to use the pencil sharpener and a pencil to leave for the restroom. The Colonists were steaming but about an hour into the day, one smart boy, instead of giving a whole piece of paper, tore off the smallest of corners and smugly tossed it at the tax collector. Thus started the revolutionary war. I have less behavior problems than most because my students are busy and engaged. It just requires effort and a margarita on Fridays.

Comment on I am sooooo excited! by savanvleck

savanvleck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:40:30 +0000

Nope, that makes you a woggler, because I cannot pronounce wlogger. But, whatever you call it, I am delighted you are back to blogging, even if it is just the weekend.

Comment on I am sooooo excited! by braindebris

braindebris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:54 +0000

I’m thinking Crazy Aunt Purl has just a few humerous posts on me but I do appreciate the adoration I will do my best to highlight my misadventures for your amusement on a more frequent basis but it’s looking like I’m more of a weekend blogger. Does that make me a wogger?

Comment on We have been “smited” again. by savanvleck

savanvleck — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:31:44 +0000

Just found your comment. The phone lines have been horrible lately. Since you don’t have a pic, I’m not sure I would have recognized it as you though. The brain isn’t working all that good lately either.

We did get a Dodge Caravan and a Ford something, that scares me to own as it has so much to break. Electronic seats and everything else. The Dodge has wind up windows even and I do like it. Gaffer drives it to work until he can get his own car. EMT drives the old Chevy Astro to work and freezes as he has no heat. One more month and he buys his own car. Two and a half months and he is off to Fort Sill in Oklahoma.

Comment on We have been “smited” again. by Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:22 +0000

Just saw the picture of the Voyager. So sad, and you loved that car. Sincerely hope the car “nerd” can find you an identical one and the scale actually does tip in your favor.

Comment on Christmas is coming! by savanvleck

savanvleck — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:58 +0000

I would not be thinking about it either, if it were not for the fifteen presents I either need to buy or make. It is a true tightrope too.

One person had the nerve to purchase the book I had bought to give them. Then, there is the iffy relationship which could mean I have three gifts, in hand, that I may not have needed to purchase at all.