| "body"> | | | | given a minimum of 30 hours of in-class lessons and |
| Besides preparing young and new drivers for their | | | | around 6-10 hours of in-car training. |
| driver's license, a driver education school also teaches | | | | Online Internet schools provide driver education to |
| students how to become reliable and safe drivers. | | | | anyone who has access to the Internet and prefers |
| Driver's education teaches the correct driving | | | | to study at their own pace. Students learn via online |
| techniques and rules of the road. In order to provide | | | | lessons, quizzes and exams. However, |
| a driver education program, schools have to be | | | | behind-the-wheel training will have to be done in the |
| recognized by their state, and instructors have to be | | | | presence of a qualified instructor. Home school study |
| licensed by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DVM). | | | | programs allow students to study from home using |
| There are a number of driver education schools | | | | textbooks and workbooks. The school conducts |
| throughout the country. | | | | regular tests to judge the student's comprehension |
| Driving schools provide students with a variety of | | | | of the program. A trained instructor conducts |
| driver education courses that are flexible and | | | | behind-the-wheel trainings. |
| designed to meet the specific requirements of each | | | | Schools need to ensure that all students are above |
| individual. There are traditional schools with regular | | | | the legal driving age when enrolling for the course and |
| classroom and practical courses; there are some | | | | if under the age of 14, have to get written consent |
| schools that provide online driver education programs, | | | | from their guardian or parent to take |
| and other schools that provide home study courses. | | | | behind-the-wheel trainings. On completion of the |
| In the traditional school, students attend normal | | | | course, all schools award a certificate of completion |
| classes and are lectured by qualified and licensed | | | | to the students that confirm that they have |
| instructors in the classroom. As part of their practical | | | | successfully completed the driver education program. |
| lesson, students are trained behind the wheel under | | | | This certificate will then allow the student to get a |
| the supervision of a trained instructor. Classes are | | | | driver's license from the DMV. |
| usually held two to three times a week. Students are | | | | |