A bus driver is a highly demanding job. S/he not merely has to work long hours, but to stay alert, watching out for the traffic and managing the passengers. In this lesson “Ivan’s Long Ride”, Sherrie the bus driver came up with a plan to rescue Ivan’s urgent need. going pee. In carrying out her plan, Sherrie first off comforted Ivan with a little lie, “We would be at your stop soon.” Then she let Ivan get off the bus “in the middle of nowhere” where no one could see Ivan go pee, to save Ivan’s face, even though the road crew indeed saw what Ivan was doing. As the end of the story, Sherrie wrote, “They were all standing, mouths wide open, wiping tears of laughter from their cheeks.”
How caring and meticulous the bus driver is! What do think of the bus driver? “Do you think the bus driver found the best solution for Ivan’s problem? Why or why not? Would you have dealt with it differently? How? Please explain.
Walking With Him 