I graduated from a rural high school in 1967. Bus ride one way was 6 miles for me. Got kicked off twice in my four years there. First time a classmate behind me was poking me with something, I got tired of it, and as I turned and roundhoused him, old Ray looked up and saw me in the mirror. Slammed on the brakes and ordered me off right there, four miles from home. Hitched a ride on home with an old drunk who was stopped behind the bus. Second time, the same guy pulled the same trick, but I made sure Ray got him off too. We straightened it out right there on the side of the road, and I never had any problems with him again. We're still friends today, but he knows not to poke me with a sharp pencil. In 1967, the bus driver ruled the bus, no questions asked.
My daughter-in-law is a full time bus driver, her husband, (my son) is a sub. They seem to have more problems with smaller kids who are undisciplined in the home. She's able to resolve most problems, but not all. Her recent problem involved a kid who barked like a dog and bit people. He no longer rides her bus, and I heard that he's even attending a "special" school now. It's all about discipline. Somebody has to do it, and if it is put off long enough, it could likely end up being the sheriff, courts, and penal system. You don't have to beat a kids brains out to discipline him, but they need to know that you expect decent behavior. The modern bus driver has been removed from their role as a disciplinarian.
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Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of Farm Machinery - by Joe Michaels. I am a mechanical engineer by profession, specializing in powerplant work. I worked as a machinist and engine erector, with time spent overseas. I have always had a love for machinery, and an appreciation for farming and farm machinery. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Not a place one would associate with farms or farm machinery. I credit my parents for instilling a lot of good values, a respect for learning, a knowledge of various skills and a little knowledge of farming in me, amo
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