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| Eric sleeping through the moment of silence for Joe Paterno |
Ian and Eric have been riding on city buses since they were babies. We practice reading bus schedules/maps and telling time. We discuss how planners decide when and where buses stop. We also discuss the advantages/disadvantages of the transportation options we use (bus, car, bicycle, walking, and occasionally airplane).
Ian was puzzled when I told him we can get to the library faster by bicycle than bus. He understood when I explained that although buses travel faster than bikes, the bike route is more direct than the bus route.
My favorite on-the-bus conversation was when Ian and Eric were discussing whether it's easier to back up a city bus or a garbage truck and the passenger in front of us joined the conversation. They decided a garbage truck is shorter and therefore easier to back up.
Books: Telling Time with Diego by Bergen
