The only way to consider all the repercussions is to try the precursors. Every kitten knows that. A kitten’s JOB is to try EVERYTHING. Each kitten finds the limits to the capabilities of his own body and environment. A quiet, shy kitten is a very disturbed little animal.
This brings to mind the old “Our Miss Brooks” radio show and the “School Teacher’s Christmas” that included some allusions to the low pay for teachers at the time. Her cat, Minerva, would try to eat the needles on the tree.
In MN, the salaries range from a high of $140,574 at a charter academy. 2nd high is $109,000 (which I happen to think is about right) at another charter academy, down to a low of $40,014 for tenured teachers. For nontenured salaries, one district has a start salary of $18,194, which is about $8,700 below the poverty line of $27,900.
For Minneapolis, the average salary in the state’s largest school district is $71,535, the 47th highest out of 538 districts.
Pay for those we entrust to teach our children is abysmally low, as it is for firemen, police, and EMTs. Their salary increases are the first items cut from city/county/state/school district budgets. Alas, this ever has been true.
suv2000 about 1 year ago
Our problem is our cat likes to chew on the artificial limbs
jagedlo about 1 year ago
Called it on Saturday when I asked Jimbo who would protect the tree from his “associate”…
Doug K about 1 year ago
How bad can the repercussions be if you’re cute and just a kitten?
ladykat about 1 year ago
My tree is too small for my cats to do that.
daleandkristen about 1 year ago
Our young’uns are still too kittenish. Ergo…no tree this year.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
The only way to consider all the repercussions is to try the precursors. Every kitten knows that. A kitten’s JOB is to try EVERYTHING. Each kitten finds the limits to the capabilities of his own body and environment. A quiet, shy kitten is a very disturbed little animal.
Ukko wilko about 1 year ago
No cat, no problem. Our 9 month old Yorkshire terrier already knows to leave the tree and everything under it alone.
Billy Yank about 1 year ago
This brings to mind the old “Our Miss Brooks” radio show and the “School Teacher’s Christmas” that included some allusions to the low pay for teachers at the time. Her cat, Minerva, would try to eat the needles on the tree.
SrTechWriter about 1 year ago
“… the low pay for teachers at the time.”
At the time?
In MN, the salaries range from a high of $140,574 at a charter academy. 2nd high is $109,000 (which I happen to think is about right) at another charter academy, down to a low of $40,014 for tenured teachers. For nontenured salaries, one district has a start salary of $18,194, which is about $8,700 below the poverty line of $27,900.
For Minneapolis, the average salary in the state’s largest school district is $71,535, the 47th highest out of 538 districts.
Pay for those we entrust to teach our children is abysmally low, as it is for firemen, police, and EMTs. Their salary increases are the first items cut from city/county/state/school district budgets. Alas, this ever has been true.