Gender: Male
Location: Alaska
Occupation: Firefighter
Member Since: September 1, 2018
Answers: 7
Last Update: September 1, 2018
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So I’ve only had 4 driving lessons and I have 6 more. My driving instructor critizes everything I do. He says I don’t listen to him and that I’m not watching my surroundings even thoughI am. I always listen to him but when I do multiple mistakes it’s a problem. Mind you I don’t get to practice at home because we only have one car and my dad uses it for work from 7am to 7pm and when he’s home I’m at work. The only time i get to practice is during my driving lessons. Also my driving lessons are once a week. However he always expects me to know everything but I feel like I’m not improving because of how spaced out my lessons are. Today he said I’m not controlling the car meanwhile he’s holding the steering wheel, he won’t let me steer at all and he’s accelerating the gas, pressing the brakes etc. Then when I do it he gets mad again saying that I’m not listening to him. What do I do? Last week I ended up crying during my lesson because it was only my third one and he already expected me to check my blind spots, change lanes, turn the car properly etc . Meanwhile I was never taught to check my blind spots (maybe it’s commen sense but whatever), I still have trouble turning etc. After he saw me crying he apologized saying he realized it was only my third lesson but he’s just being hard cause that’s what makes a good driver I understand that bad his approach is discouraging making me feel like I don’t know anything. Today it got to the point where he told me to get out of the drivers seat and he showed me how to turn and then when I got back and couldn’t do it he got mad and ended the lesson saying I don’t listen. Then he asked if I wanted to drive cause it seems like I don’t want to. Any tips on how I should approach the situation? My friend said I can call and ask for another instructor but if I do I’d have to start from square one. (link)
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I think you might want to just requested a new instructor, unless you think you can grind your self into dealing with the one you have now. If you need more practice anyway starting from square one might be the best bet. If your parents are paying for these lessons try to talk with them about it too. If none of that works out I guess the best thing to do is just to have to put on a sense of diligence and try to work things out with the guy and maybe even explain to him that you really are makeing a effort to learn but his criticism isnt not helping.
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Rating: 4
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Yeah I ended up getting another instructor because the last one ghosted me after the lesson he stopped responding to my texts. My new one is really amazing and understanding, he shouted at me once but quickly apologized
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