Schooling

[Guest guest]

Well folks I went to public school as well as the rest of the family.

Sure I had trouble in gym class. Could not run worth a darn. Gym class wasn't

easy. Play ball the coach said, no way could I run those bases. But I was one

heck of a pitch hitter. Climb that rope. No way could I hang onto it.

Hoist me up in the tumbling rings. Oh ya told em no, cant do heights. Coach

figured that out after they brought me down...they had to use smelling salts.

Yep

I passed out up there. Swim class. Oh ya. I loved it. No problem once I

was in the pool. Best place for me. But I made the tennis team. I tired out

easily, but I played. My teachers were understanding. My friends for

understanding. Sure it was rough at times, but I made it. I retired from being

a

school bus driver and I loved it. Didn't want to stop, but had to. Didn't want

to take chances with those students. My students (And I might add....were 72

at a time when loaded) didn't learn nasty things on the bus. Theres more to

driving than folks think. And if someone was rude or being nasty, I knew

about it. And I mean I knew about it. First day of school, they were told If

You

Got A Problem On This Bus, I wanna know about it. And children will let you

know. It was rough at times with not being able to run, jump and all the

things kids do especially with adding speech therapy for 11 years of school

also.

It wasn't easy.

We had kids join us at the high school level who were home schooled before

joining us.

No big deal there. Kids are kids. Sure some were smarter than us, but not

that we cared.

We were kids being kids. We had kids that joined who came from catholic

schools. Wont forget a couple of them either, mouths like sewers some of them

had. I worked with a lady who became a bus driver, she did home schooling with

her boys. Nice boys and very well rounded. No different from other kids on my

bus. Guess what I am trying to say, is

home schooled, private school, religious school. Its school and as long as

we are happy with their learning process that's what counts. As long as they

are able to learn social skills.

Two little girls I had once, couldn't even mingle with the other kids, they

did not know how. Their mother had them at home for schooling and over

protected them. But that is a different story all together. Not does not

happen

very often. Anyway, educate your children the way you prefer. Make sure they

get a good education. They are our future. And best of luck to you all.

Elaine