Claire's 1st driving lesson - 1 Getting moving

Claire has two sisters who found learning to drive a nightmare with other driving schools. Emma, Claire's twin sister, particularly had a bad experience and after buying many driving lessons from another driving school she was told that she needed to learn in an automatic because she had no co-ordination. This of cause was nonsense and after contacting LDC we helped her to pass the test in a manual car despite the damage that had been done to her self confidence. This is why we were so interested in training Claire, her twin, to show it need not be so difficult. Because of this Bob realises Claire may believe it is going to be really difficult for her to learn to drive because of what happened to her twin sister Emma.

The provisional plan for today's lesson was to cover the Getting Moving lesson from the LDC driving skills programme. Before this lesson Claire decides to do some preparation for the lesson using the LDC driving skills Workbook but not the DVD as she has no PC/DVD player at home. Bob gave her the link to the videos on YouTube so she could watch them before the next lesson on her phone! Claire has also started to do her Theory Test preparation using a non-LDC phone App. Claire didn't realise LDC do Theory Test software (i.e. Apps) for phones as well as for PCs. Indeed LDC is the only software product where you can pass results between the PC and a mobile device.

Too many driving instructors focus too much attention on telling their pupils what to do, what to think and criticizing ever little fault they make! This approach only fosters dependency, doubt and blind obedience, such that once the test is passed they do all the things they were told not to do. The LDC approach is designed to foster self-reliance, confidence and responsibility resulting in safer drivers who learn to drive far more quickly.

Unlike traditional instruction LDC heavily promotes student centred learning rather than the instructor centred fault orientated learning approach offered by most other driving schools. This involves the student being encouraged to take more responsibility for their own development by using the LD System materials before and after each lesson and by using discovery learning with self determination and reflection; rather than being continually criticized and told what to do by the instructor. In particular talk through instruction, prompted practice and long winded explanations are avoided, if at all possible - instead encouraging the student to work it out for themselves. If you want to see this approach in practice view Bobby-Jo's, Claire's or Nikki's lessons with Bob.

This series of videos shows Bob using the new features which will be incorporated into LDCs new workbook for 2014 as he helps Nikki and Claire learn to drive. These new features are contained in the A4 ring bound reflective lesson diary which Nikki and Claire are completing between lessons. The idea behind the LD System is that you watch the video, do a quiz in the workbook and then put the lesson into practice. The workbook also contains a set of activities and targets for each practical lesson along with a reflective diary to help you consolidate your learning, explore your progress and plan what you want to do next.

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Click on the link below to see the full playlist of videos in this series:

[sbeast]

Legend has it that Bob was born knowing how to drive.

[davedavids]

hope there are actual instructors watching this. look .. heres how you do your job properly,

[Arunprasathbingo]

I am going to take a print out of this instructor's face and put it on my actual driving instructor's face.

[janetfakih]

this guy is patient, understanding, sweet, kind. he makes me want to cry. may God bless him with good health and long life

[JohnSmith-rggv]

This guy should be the instructor of driving instructors.

[LambOfLucifer]

What a bloody good instructor! He's like a proud dad teaching his daughter.

[ktbeary]

9:40 - “Mirror..mirror-“
“On the wall” *briefly smiles*
“Mirror.”
“Blind spot”
What a perfect way to diminish some anxiety with some humor.

[umutgezer]

this man deserves a Nobel peace prize.

[moe]

can all instructors just like watch this video... patient, calm, and a GODDAMN SENSE OF HUMOR... do u not realize that we r nervous as hell to not crash ur car??

[Oakleaf]

Advice for learners...RESEARCH driving instructors before booking.
Get reviews BEFORE booking.
A bad tempered or aggressive instructor is worse than useless.
This guy is brilliant.

[ibrahimshah]

No one actually knows how daunting it is when your instructor tells you to switch seats

[classicalmusic]

Taking my first lesson on thursday. If I have an instructor as nice and understanding as this man is, then I will be happy.

[boringexoticlife]

He looks really kind, wish i could have him as my instructor haha

[thesnailtale]

I love this instructor, he's much like mine. Thorough, Patient and reassuring. Anyone saying she's dopey or thick when she's clearly nervous and a new driver(I take it you didn't bother reading the description?)is guaranteed to be one of those typical idiots who think they own the road and know it all, frequently drive too fast, overtaking to save 3 seconds not correctly using their clutch and revving round corners. No one is impressed by the way.... The type all proper, sensible drivers hate. Well done Claire and thank you Bob for this

[DiiZeh_]

This guy seems such a legend - so calm, happy, and would 100% make me feel comfortable for sure! :)

[DreamClean]

This geezer is top notch! Really understands the mind of a first time driver. Too many instructors overload you. The safety stuff should wait until you understand the practical side of actually driving!!

[jacobsonofhera]

Very good! I did laugh a little "Engine's so quite!" "Eh no, you stalled it"

[chalkfarm]

I hope my driving instructor is this calm and friendly!

[stuartkerr]

As my driving instructor used to always say:
time. Repeat after me."
"TAKE YOUR TIME."
"No. time."

[How--drive]

I'm a driving instructor trainer in Norwich and love your natural ability to coach your pupils, hardly ever telling them what to do. You keep the pupil engaged, get them thinking and solving problems for themselves. I often recommend your channel to my PDI's to help them understand what a client centred lesson looks and sounds like - great work, thank you! Howard