Driving lessons in American schools

"John Rowland" > wrote
> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the
> school
> curriculum. This seems unlikely to me, because I can't really see 30 cars
> and 30 driving instructors showing up at the school simultaneously, so I'm
> wondering if I've been told the truth, and if so, how does it work. Thanks
> in advance.

As Reeves says: not any more. Essentially, Driver's Ed. was passed off
to private contractors 15-20 years ago (although there may be some areas
where they're still in the public school system.) However, most public
schools
allow signups at the school, or provide bulletin board space, etc.

I learned in a Plymouth Satellite with my gym (physical ed.) teacher
Mr. Eustace - a 6'8" guy - way back. Actually, I learned 7-8 years
earlier in our WWII army Jeep on our farm and on Forest Service roads...

Floyd

>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>>>Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the school
>>>curriculum.

> Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>Nope, that's wrong.

TCS wrote:
> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
> kind of driver's ed program.

Which certainly doesn't really teach you how to drive.

>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>>>Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the school
>>>curriculum.

> Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>Nope, that's wrong.

TCS wrote:
> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
> kind of driver's ed program.

Which certainly doesn't really teach you how to drive.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:45:37 GMT, Arif Khokar > wrote:
>>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>>>>Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the school
>>>>curriculum.

> > Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>>Nope, that's wrong.

>TCS wrote:
>> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
>> kind of driver's ed program.

>Which certainly doesn't really teach you how to drive.

It's a lot better than nothing. It's the people who have never received
any instruction that are the worst.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:45:37 GMT, Arif Khokar > wrote:
>>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>>>>Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the school
>>>>curriculum.

> > Daniel J. Stern > wrote:
>>>Nope, that's wrong.

>TCS wrote:
>> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
>> kind of driver's ed program.

>Which certainly doesn't really teach you how to drive.

It's a lot better than nothing. It's the people who have never received
any instruction that are the worst.

"TCS" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:16:32 -0500, Daniel J. Stern >
wrote:
> >On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>
> >> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the
school
> >> curriculum.
>
> >Nope, that's wrong.
>
> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
> kind of driver's ed program. Not everybody participates, but they exist.

Yeah, but the OP said "part of the school curriculum"...big difference.

"TCS" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:16:32 -0500, Daniel J. Stern >
wrote:
> >On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, John Rowland wrote:
>
> >> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the
school
> >> curriculum.
>
> >Nope, that's wrong.
>
> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have some
> kind of driver's ed program. Not everybody participates, but they exist.

Yeah, but the OP said "part of the school curriculum"...big difference.

"John Rowland" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the
school
> curriculum. This seems unlikely to me, because I can't really see 30 cars
> and 30 driving instructors showing up at the school simultaneously, so I'm
> wondering if I've been told the truth, and if so, how does it work. Thanks
> in advance.

Some schools do offer driver's ed programs, mine was during the summertime
right after school was out.

However in the US it is not typically classified as part of the school's
curriculum such as math, science, etc which you take for credit in order to
graduate.

FYI, when I had mine about 12 years ago there were 2-3 students for every
car plus 1 instructor (we alternated). And the cars were all forgettable GM
products.

"John Rowland" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the
school
> curriculum. This seems unlikely to me, because I can't really see 30 cars
> and 30 driving instructors showing up at the school simultaneously, so I'm
> wondering if I've been told the truth, and if so, how does it work. Thanks
> in advance.

Some schools do offer driver's ed programs, mine was during the summertime
right after school was out.

However in the US it is not typically classified as part of the school's
curriculum such as math, science, etc which you take for credit in order to
graduate.

FYI, when I had mine about 12 years ago there were 2-3 students for every
car plus 1 instructor (we alternated). And the cars were all forgettable GM
products.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, TCS wrote:

>>> Someone told me that American children learn to drive as part of the school
>>> curriculum.

>> Nope, that's wrong.

> you're the one whose mistaken. Almost all american high schools have
> some kind of driver's ed program.

That was last true in the early 1980s. We're talking about now, today.