Sunday, August 19, 2007
Cemetery Hill High!!!!
So it's becoming an annual event for the Silva household to particpate in the Cherokee Art's Dinner theater...this year it was Cemetery Hill High.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Time to vent
A while back I got forwarded this email and I can't help but share it. This week the kids are back in school and all the sudden I am reconsidering my career. Since I teach special ed., every year I have a different and unique caseload...and oh do I have one this year! Read and enjoy!
Teachers Get Paid TOO Much!
Teachers get paid TOO much...I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty
salary schedules. What we need here is a little perspective.
If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself-I'd pay them babysitting
wages. That's right-instead of paying these outragous taxes, I'd give them
$3 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only going to pay them for five
hours, not coffee breaks. That would be $15 a day. Each parent should pay
$15 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their child. Even if they have
more than one child, it's still a lot cheaper than private day care.
Now, how many children do they teach every day-maybe 20? That's
$15x20=$300 a day. But remember, they only work 180 days a year! I am
not going to pay them for all those vacations! $300x180=$54,000. (Just a
minute, I think my calculator needs new batteries.)
I know now you teachers will say-what about those who have 10 years
experience and a master's degree? Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get
the minimum wage, and instead of just baby-sitting, they could read the
kids a story. We could round that off to about $5 an hour, times five
hours, times 20 children. That's $500 a day times 180 days. That's
$90,000...HUH?!?
Wait a minute, let's get a little perspective here. Baby-sitting wages are
too good for these teachers. Did anyone see a salary schedule around here?
Teachers Get Paid TOO Much!
Teachers get paid TOO much...I'm fed up with teachers and their hefty
salary schedules. What we need here is a little perspective.
If I had my way, I'd pay these teachers myself-I'd pay them babysitting
wages. That's right-instead of paying these outragous taxes, I'd give them
$3 an hour out of my own pocket. And I'm only going to pay them for five
hours, not coffee breaks. That would be $15 a day. Each parent should pay
$15 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their child. Even if they have
more than one child, it's still a lot cheaper than private day care.
Now, how many children do they teach every day-maybe 20? That's
$15x20=$300 a day. But remember, they only work 180 days a year! I am
not going to pay them for all those vacations! $300x180=$54,000. (Just a
minute, I think my calculator needs new batteries.)
I know now you teachers will say-what about those who have 10 years
experience and a master's degree? Well, maybe (to be fair) they could get
the minimum wage, and instead of just baby-sitting, they could read the
kids a story. We could round that off to about $5 an hour, times five
hours, times 20 children. That's $500 a day times 180 days. That's
$90,000...HUH?!?
Wait a minute, let's get a little perspective here. Baby-sitting wages are
too good for these teachers. Did anyone see a salary schedule around here?
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Reminiscences
I miss my childhood. Dont get me wrong here, I like being an adult... the thing is that with adulthood comes responsibilities and you only see your friends every once in a while. I have a new home, have had it actually for a little over a year now. I like it a lot, but speaking of responsibilities, now I have to take care of this house, or should I say home? Both I guess... I'm the man of the house here. If I don't look after this house and it's other two inhabitants I'll be failing my purpose in life, not only my purpose but my goal... Worries can get in the way of you and your friends and family, you constantly snap at them. That has happened to me, constant mood swings. In the end, I hope they all know that I love them and that I do have emotional issues, it's not their fault.
I like this new house. The thing is that it is far from where most of my friends live, it's quite a long ways... Oh my friends, I miss the time when we were all close to one another. It didn't take any planning ahead of time to get together, we were all there. Those were good days, nothing to worry about, just eat, have fun and learn a new thing every now and then...
That house, just thinking of it makes me want to be there. I can feel that cozy environment, surrounded by friends, family and good times. Still good, but now memories... That comforter, soft, I can still feel it on my skin, soft, so relaxing to lie on it, so soft. I still remember the patterns on it, I know exactly where each colorful square is on it, its coordinates, I always slept on the same spot, I remember like it was today: where the yellow and blue squares intersect with orange and green ones.
I want to be there sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I love my new house. It's just that the old house was where I was saved. Lots of good stuff happened there. I want to be there often, actually.
Sometimes I feel like crawling up the stairs and just breaking into the door of my old bedroom. But I know I have my mom and dad to go back to in my new home. And I have to take care of them...
And a 15-minute car ride... I enjoy it, it also gives me time to get comfortable with the idea that I don't have my old bedroom. On the other hand I can always see my friends Tessa, Pete and Joe...
By. BRUISER SILVA, on the dawg-blawg.
I like this new house. The thing is that it is far from where most of my friends live, it's quite a long ways... Oh my friends, I miss the time when we were all close to one another. It didn't take any planning ahead of time to get together, we were all there. Those were good days, nothing to worry about, just eat, have fun and learn a new thing every now and then...
That house, just thinking of it makes me want to be there. I can feel that cozy environment, surrounded by friends, family and good times. Still good, but now memories... That comforter, soft, I can still feel it on my skin, soft, so relaxing to lie on it, so soft. I still remember the patterns on it, I know exactly where each colorful square is on it, its coordinates, I always slept on the same spot, I remember like it was today: where the yellow and blue squares intersect with orange and green ones.
I want to be there sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I love my new house. It's just that the old house was where I was saved. Lots of good stuff happened there. I want to be there often, actually.
Sometimes I feel like crawling up the stairs and just breaking into the door of my old bedroom. But I know I have my mom and dad to go back to in my new home. And I have to take care of them...
And a 15-minute car ride... I enjoy it, it also gives me time to get comfortable with the idea that I don't have my old bedroom. On the other hand I can always see my friends Tessa, Pete and Joe...
By. BRUISER SILVA, on the dawg-blawg.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Jason Harmon visits....
This week we were lucky enough to have a little visitor come see us.:)
He drove all the way from Birmingham, AL. He will get mad at me for saying this but I am going to say it anyway..I think he should move to Atlanta. He needs to be closer to us. We could play board games everynight.
And ladies..yes he is single. Call me and I will give you his number!
He drove all the way from Birmingham, AL. He will get mad at me for saying this but I am going to say it anyway..I think he should move to Atlanta. He needs to be closer to us. We could play board games everynight.
And ladies..yes he is single. Call me and I will give you his number!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Holocaust Memorial in Miami
The last day we were in Miami we took a trip to the Holocaust Memorial. These picture are great but don't even come close to showing what these people went through..."How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
Welcome to Miami
Last week we took a little vacation to see our friend Ben who is working on his Doctorite at The University of Miami...His wife came to visit too:)
And yes..Enzo is getting a double chin (he is very proud of this accomplishment).
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Mom's knee replacement
Mom just had her knee replacement surgey on her left leg (she had the other one in November). She is doing really good.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Birthdays this past week...
Good times:) We had a cookout at my parent shouse to celebrate both mine and Enzo's birthdays (Mine is June 11th and his is the 15th). Just wanted to thank everyone for coming. As soon as I get the pictures from my mom's camera I can post some of them up here.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
So proud of my husband...
Check out the link below. Enzo knows his stuff:)
A Brazilian's Take on Web 2.0
Enzo's notes added after Paige wrote this post:
Charles Beckham is one of the people involved in the Education Department of Sun Technologies. Very nice guy with an interesting take on Web 2.0 applications in education.
I had an opportunity to talk to him at the ASTD Conferecen 2007 and through email. He really seems to love Brazil... :)
A Brazilian's Take on Web 2.0
Enzo's notes added after Paige wrote this post:
Charles Beckham is one of the people involved in the Education Department of Sun Technologies. Very nice guy with an interesting take on Web 2.0 applications in education.
I had an opportunity to talk to him at the ASTD Conferecen 2007 and through email. He really seems to love Brazil... :)
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Way to go Grandparents!
Grandmom and Grandad celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3rd!!! Go Grandparents! It was a square dancing celebration:)
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