Independence Day has come and gone this month, but it is such a landmark holiday, we’re going to keep in the spirit of things with this week’s coaching tip. Thomas Paine said “It is the faculty of the human mind to become what it contemplates, and to act in unison with its object.” The message […]

Independence Day has come and gone this month, but it is such a landmark holiday, we’re going to keep in the spirit of things with this week’s coaching tip. Benjamin Franklin said “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” For Mr. Franklin and his fellow signers of the Declaration of […]

This coaching tip starts with a question: how does your student feel about the time he or she spends learning to drive with you? It’s an important question, because ultimately, you want the answer to be: “My student feels good about the learning experience she gets from me.” Your student is never going to remember […]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. Finishing up our three part series on what Barbara Corcoran of […]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. Continuing the three part series on what Barbara Corcoran of “Shark […]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. To kick off a three part series on what Barbara Corcoran […]

Driver education is not an exact science, but it’s some kind of a science, so we can use a little help from one of the greatest scientists that ever lived: Albert Einstein. What does Albert Einstein have to teach us about driver education. He said “nothing happens until something moves.” He wasn’t specifically talking about […]

Last week the coaching tip was about the student accepting the responsibility of letting their parents know what they were thinking by asking questions. This week is about the responsibility that the parent accepts when teaching the student to drive. This may or may not come as a surprise, but the parent actually accepts quite […]

I’ve talked about responsibility in driver education before, and I’m going to talk about it today, and even next week as well. Today, my focus is on the responsibility of the student while taking driver education. It’s true that the student is not responsible for anywhere near as much as the instructor, but nevertheless, it’s […]

The Boy Scouts of America have done a lot for helping shape young boys into great men, and it turns out they can do a lot to help shape you and your teen into collision-free drivers. What do the Boy Scouts have that you can apply to your driver education? I’m talking about the Boy […]