Unfortunately, we have a similar situation and it seems that every year it gets worse.  DrivingMBA has been in operation for 16 years and it’s getting harder and harder to get through the summer with our integrity and our sanity in-tact.  I have never been so frustrated with the lack of ability for parents to comprehend “this isn’t some box that gets checked off on their checklist on summer break, squeezed in before they are off on vacation and before school starts again!”  It’s great that parents and kids are taking wonderful trips and exploring the world, but trying to cram driver’s ed in before is just plain stupid, not to mention dangerous.  I feel like a broken record and I’m getting tired of repeating: “this is a process” that is driven by the student, not by their age, their expectations or their parents expectations, or some arbitrary timeline.  It is based on readiness, plain and simple.

I can honestly say, you will not find another driving school that will challenge you on this topic.  This may be good or bad news, depending on how you look at it.  You want your kid to finish in a week or two most of the schools will be happy to oblige you, we will  not.  We will try to accommodate your needs within reason.  If your expectation is you are “buying a license” or a “guarantee” that your student will pass the test, you would be mistaken.  If your expectation is that you will send your student to DrivingMBA and we will prepare them to be on the road without your involvement, you would be mistaken.  If you expectation is that they WILL be ready for their license on a date of your choosing, perhaps their 16^th birthday, you could very well be mistaken.  We are closing in on the end of July, and some teachers and students are already back to school.  The summer has flown by as it always does and then everyone will be focused on “back to school.”  Remember, that while school and extra-curricular activities are very important in a teen’s life, making sure they are ready and able to handle the roads with knowledge, skill and competence built over time, can be the difference between them moving into adulthood in one piece or at all.  Not everyone’s kid makes it past high school or college.  Some don’t come home for all sorts of reasons.  As Tim Hollister, father of Reid Hollister, who lost his life to a car crash in 2006, author of the 1^st edition of “Not So Fast” and co-author of the 2^nd edition of the book, asked this question:  “How much do you want to roll the dice and push the odds in your favor?”  Because at the end of the day, that is the best you are going to be able to do.