The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round! The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town!
A little bit of history: According to the NASDPTS: In the earliest days of our Nation, education was mostly provided through churches. Public education started in the mid 1600's, but pupil transportation was not provided until the late 1800's. By 1910, thirty states had pupil transportation programs in place. The first "vehicles" used to transport students were nothing more than horse-drawn carts which were borrowed from local farmers. With the development of automobiles and trucks with gasoline-powered engines, the school "wagon" was replaced with the school "truck." During the 1920's and 1930's, the Nation's roadway system was expanding, especially in rural communities. This led to a greater need for vehicles to transport school children and the formation of the school bus industry. Annual school bus transportation statistics:
- 450,000 public school buses
- 24 million students transported
- 4 billion miles traveled
- 10 billion student trips
- 20 billion times a student gets on or off
I love seeing the big, yellow "wagon"! That statement might lead one to think that I am so happy to see my child leave for school each day (and that is partly true, hee hee) but mostly it is because I don't have to shed my pajamas and actually dress for the day in the early hours of the a.m. It is truly wonderful to have the bus stop kiddy corner from my house which allows us to execute our morning routine and then send her out the door literally 3 minutes prior to the bus arriving! Also, it saves me from braving the weather; I don't have to worry about driving to school on those crazy - snow packed mornings or fighting for position at the drop off circle! The school bus provides curbside service for my little one, gets her where she needs to be on time, and allows me the freedom to hug and wave as it drives by each morning! So thank you Mr. / Mrs. Bus Driver - I don't know how you survive driving 50 kids each morning and afternoon, (I can barely handle my two on occasion) but I am glad you do and a big, fat thank you for saving me the trip! GO BUS GO!
Good on ya! Part of me wishes we didn't live as close as we do to our school so my kids could ride the bus!
ReplyDeleteWhen Hunter was in his resource pre-school, the bus driver had 6 or 7 special kids who would climb all over that bus. He loved those kids and always had a smile. There is a special place in heaven for bus drivers!
ReplyDeleteoh boy do I miss the school bus. :O(
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