This coaching tip continues our 8 part series on simple strategies for maximizing your student’s ability to learn. These tips come from a lecture by Debra Bell. The seventh simple strategy is another one that’s already a key part in our program: students learn best when they experience what they are studying; that they become […]

Today’s coaching tip is actually one I got from a tip about swimming. When swimming, it can actually be more efficient to go slower using fewer strokes to go the same distance. Especially for long distances, going slower and more efficiently will get you to the finish faster. So how can you apply this notion […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could control the other drivers on the road with your mind? Yes, it would, but you can’t. What you can do, though, is influence other drivers on the road with what you can control, and that’s your own behavior. You can control how much space you leave in front […]

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! […]

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 […]

Yes, play a little trick on your teen. After you take a break during your in-vehicle practice session and before he/she gets back into the vehicle, go ahead and reposition their inside rearview mirror so they have no view to the rear. Say nothing. Wait to see how long it takes for your teen to […]