Sunday, September 18, 2005

Well, today is Sunday and I am resting up for next week.  I've been working Saturdays lately so my week sure does seem longer.  BUT I will be doing the happy dance on payday. 

I was asked/told to switch P.M. junior high routes last week.  The girl that had the route wasn't able to get to her grade school in a timely manner so we traded.  My grade school is just as far, but I guess there was a bunch of problems on her route.  Some girls zapped another girl with a zapping cell phone her.  And she had some other problems with them.  She took my 'great' group, but I did notice Friday that the kids were standing up in the back of the bus...I was behind her.  Wow, I guess she needs to take some of the blame for the bad behavior, because those kids never stood upon the bus for me.

I drove it Thursday and Friday.  Thursday the kids had their fundraiser candy bars, so I said go ahead eat the candy but I don't want any wrappers on the floor, ok cool no wrappers.  Friday was bad in that right before dismissal there was an accident on my route to their stops.  So I had to re-route which was way out of my way.  Plus another driver parked in my spot so instead of being 3rd in line I was about 15th.  I was already aggrevated when we got going.  But I played it cool and friendly, acting like I didn't already know they kids had a reputation of being bad.

I got to see my new group in action.  There is a set of tattle taling twin girls, a brother and sister team who love to stand up.  A older girl who gives everybody orders, and another girl who hops up and down in her seat.  All in the way back of the bus. So tomorrow, we will be having the stay in you seat talk.  I know they will say that their old driver let them walk around and stand up...but he's not there I am.  If I have to stop the bus until they do sit, I'll do that.  Kids hate that-they want to go home.

 Besides my first year of driving I subbed for a month on the bus that had the worst group ever.  These kids walked on top of the seats, threw porno out the windows, had a snow ball fight in the bus, sniffed hairspray (one girl fainted), when I wrote them up they threw the detention at me.  So I am already quite experienced in dealing with rowdy junior high darlings. 

 

THEY don't know what they are in for.  I always kill 'em with kindness, works everytime!  Besides we have all year...

 

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

WOW! What memories this entry brought up. Kids are precious but they REALLY do test the adults who are over them. They are so "blessed" to have YOU as their driver. You have what it takes to keep them in line, but know how to do the right way.
Hugs, hon.
Barb- http://journals.aol.com/barbpinion/HEYLETSTALK