Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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Brade Bradshaw [he/him/his] (Pigeon) is a Chicago-based actor, director, and writer, and is thrilled to be making his Young People’s Theatre of Chicago debut! Some recent theatre credits include: Creede Repertory Theatre, Second City, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Children’s Theatre of Madison, and About Face Theatre. Brade received his BFA in Acting with a minor in Directing from Oklahoma City University and completed the EPR Program at Milwaukee Rep post-graduation. Special thanks to his steadfast support system of friends, family, and all-star team at Paonessa Talent Agency. bradebradshaw.com Should someone be punished for doing something bad if their parent told them to do it? Why or why not? urn:lcp:dontletpigeondri00will_0:epub:1e7cda72-6651-4423-afa9-09506f30f745 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier dontletpigeondri00will_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6n02bz37 Isbn 9780786819881 ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY MO WILLEMS FROM HIS OWN 2004 CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD-WINNING BOOK, DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUSIS THE STORY OF AN IRREPRESSIBLE PIGEON WHO LETS EVERYONE KNOW THAT HE NEVER HAS ANY FUN!

Should we punish the pigeon if he drives the bus and kills someone? If so, what should be the punishment? What about the bus driver: should he be punished? How about us, if we let the pigeon drive? Additionally, kids will likely conclude that it is better to believe people who have previously established themselves as trustworthy, although other, more deep philosophical issues could come up here. For example, there is the issue of whether the person making an argument should matter or whether the argument should stand or fall on its own merits: you could ask, what the difference might be if it was your teacher telling you to let the pigeon drive the bus rather than the pigeon itself. However, what if you still knew it wasn’t safe? What if your mother told you so? This section may prompt children to think about rationality. They may recognize that, to be convinced of something, evidence and/or good reasons should be required. Your mom can give you good reasons to make sure to eat lunch every day, which is why it’s good to be convinced that eating lunch every day is a good thing. A question to prompt this could be: what could the pigeon do to convince us it’s safe to let him drive? You might hear: show us his driver’s license, provide evidence of past driving, and so on. Then, there are good follow-up questions, like, when do you need evidence to believe someone? Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary A pigeon’s bus-driving aspirations help us to explore the responsibility to keep promises, persuasion, and the value of punishment.I have read many books by Mo Willems that have been honored with the Caldecott Honor award, which included the “Knuffle Bunny” series. Now I have recently read “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” which is actually Mo Willems’ first children’s book and is a Caldecott Honor book and it is about how the Pigeon keeps asking the audience if he could drive the bus after the bus driver leaves to run an errand. “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” is truly a memorable book that children can read over and over again! Note: If you have a second- or third-generation iPod Touch, be sure to use earphones with a built-in microphone (like the ones that came with your device) to enjoy all the great features of this app! BUT WHEN THE BUS DRIVER IS RUNNING LATE (GASP!), PIGEON BELIEVES HIS DREAM TO DRIVE THE BUS MIGHT ACTUALLY COME TRUE! Can you name a time when you saw someone or a group of people do something mean? Did you blame them? Why or why not? If you knew that punishing the pigeon would not stop him from trying to drive the bus again, would you still punish him?

What a lesson for kids. Peer pressure. Bad attitudes. Silliness. Safety. Keeping quiet. All the things to show why it's good not to 'give in' to someone just because they try to get you to do something. Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the 20th anniversary edition of the book that started it all: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, now featuring an exclusive board game! A 2011 scientific study entitled "Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" examined the ability of pigeons to solve the traveling salesperson problem by taking the shortest route to visit multiple feeders in a laboratory. The authors found that pigeons "appeared to plan ahead multiple steps," which provided "clear and strong evidence that animals other than primates are capable of planning sophisticated travel routes." [11] [12] Can you think of times when you wanted to do something, but your parents or a teacher would not let you? Why wouldn’t they let you? There are a number of books about this pigeon. Could you write your own story in which he is the main character?

Questions for Philosophical Discussion

Gibson, B.; Wilkinson, M.; Kelly, D. (October 1, 2011). "Let the pigeon drive the bus: pigeons can plan future routes in a room". Animal Cognition. 15 (3): 379–91. doi: 10.1007/s10071-011-0463-9. PMID 21965161. S2CID 14994429.