Every driver knows about the Blind Spots (we hope!). Those are the areas around your vehicle that are obstructed from your view while you are sitting in your driver seat, looking ahead or in the mirrors. There actually several blind spots, but the ones most people think about when they hear Blind Spots are the […]

I’ve talked with you before about how important the teen’s attitude is when it comes to how they are approaching their driver education, and today I’m talking to you about how important your attitude is, as the parent/instructor. Teaching your teen to drive doesn’t have to be a begrudging task. Personally, I love teaching, and […]

Today we conclude our series on the 5 Parts of a Successful Lesson, and today’s part is Part 5: Preview the Next Lesson. You’ve finished your review of the day’s lesson and practice session, and now it’s time to talk with your teen about what the two of you will be doing the next time […]

Today we continue our series on the 5 Parts of a Successful Lesson, and today’s part is Part 3: Practice, Practice, Practice…and then more Practice! Can you guess what you do in the 3rd part of your successful in-vehicle lesson? If you guessed practice the new technique you just introduced to your teen, you’re right! […]

There’s an important change coming in the way that the DPS is handling the DE-964 form (this is essentially the Certificate of Completion for parent taught driver education). Beginning October 1, 2012, Teens and students that register for parent taught driver education will no longer be issued their DE-964 from the DPS; that form will […]

We are on the final segment of Part 2, of our series on the 5 Parts of a Successful Lesson. Today, we’re finishing our discussion of how you can introduce the new learning with your student, which is the second part of a successful lesson. Today’s tip on introducing the new learning is how you […]

We are on Part 2 of our series on the 5 Parts of a Successful Lesson. This is the fourth segment that discusses the second part of a successful lesson, and that is introducing the new learning. Last week, we talked about how you can introduce the new lesson by reviewing the relevant classroom materials […]

We are on Part 3 of our series on the 5 Parts of a Successful Lesson, but we’re still discussing the second part of a successful lesson, and that is introducing the new learning. Last week, we talked about how you can introduce the new lesson by building on the previous lesson. Today’s tip on […]

The second part of a successful lesson is Introducing the New Learning. There are a few options for this, so this part of the successful lesson is going to take more than one issue to get through. The first one we’re going to talk about is building on the previous lesson. For example, you may […]

The first part of a successful lesson is a review of the previous lesson. You want to go over everything that the student did in the past lesson and remind them of what they did well. You want your student to begin today’s lesson feeling good about their progress. Yes, you will also review things […]