#9 The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round

Every teacher should be required to drive a school bus a couple of days a week. Driving the bus has given me a greater appreciation for students and the conditions that they come from. I have the pleasure of driving a route through the roughest neighborhood that feeds our school. It is not scary or uneasy cause at the end of the day they are all still just kids. These kids get on my bus everyday and I have learned that they have much better attendance than students from more affluent neighborhoods. Most of them live below the poverty level and come from homes that are broken. But these kids get on the bus with a smile everyday cause they are going to school. School provides them an escape from the reality at home. I have seen drug deals going down and people smoking crack on their porches. But somehow the students on my route ignore all the bad things that are going on around them and instead try to make something of themselves by getting an education. So remember before you judge a student and make assumptions about why they are the way they are you should take a ride on their bus and see for yourself.