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Artistic-Passenger-9 t1_iyaomgv wrote

School Bus Trainer here: RI is the only state with a monitor mandate for grades k-5. They are there not only to check under the bus at each stop, but to help us manage the students onboard so we can focus on the important task of driving a 40ft, 16 ton box on wheels that no one pays attention to.

Granted we’re trained to work without one and vey often do; but I’m thankful to have one when I do.

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jordy_pordy10 OP t1_iyaxrhl wrote

Thank you for all the work you do, truly and genuinely. Without school buses so many kids wouldn’t be able to get to school.

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Artistic-Passenger-9 t1_iyayjja wrote

Thank you so much! It may not be the most glamorous job in the world, or the highest paying; but those of us who are in it for the right reasons really enjoy what we do and we do it for the children. I never thought this would be my career but I absolutely love this job and my students are what keep me going.

It’s nice that others appreciate what we do. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that way.

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jordy_pordy10 OP t1_iyb0fdq wrote

I’m a pre school teacher and while not as extreme, I totally get the not feeling appreciated bit. We defs work with kids for the betterment of them, not for the betterment of ourselves. They deserve the world.

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