My daughter took his class a few years ago, she had no issues passing his class and thought he did a great job preparing her for the real world. Sure he does not sugar coat his communication to students or give the white glove treatment if kids think this is stressful you better hold on the real world and adulthood is going to be one heck of a ride. Society in general these days needs to stop being so easily bothered by every thing, it is not the situation but your reaction to the situation that creates stress. Kids need to take driving very seriously they are operating a potentially deadly weapon and need to be aware of their surroundings at ALL times I feel he helped my daughter become a safe alert motor vehicle operator.
Do not give these people your money !!! They are scam artist ,. We gave them 400 cash up front 1year ago they said we be in the next class . They will not pay the money back or get my girlfriend throw there class ,. So for your sake please go through another school these people have no feelings
Listen to the people who have commented and given this place 1 star and dont send your child there. Unfortunately the negative comments are true. Save yourself the aggravation and your child the stress and chose another driving school. I wish that I had!
The learning made my boyfriend feel dumb who are you people
Mr.Soucie has truly been one of the worst teachers and gave me and my peers, who have had him an awful and stressful learning experience.This class has been the worst learning experience of my life. Mr. Soucie has shown a pattern of disrespect and insensitivity to many students, and everyone I’ve talked to has confirmed his abrasive personality. At many of my lessons, I have had panic attacks in the car because of the stressful environment he creates. I have also cried before and after lessons because of the harsh criticism he gave. He even said once that I needed to redeem myself before my next drive. This stressed me out because there was nothing I could do between then and my next drive to improve, since I couldn’t drive on my own. This is also a flaw in his grading system, because we do all our learning with him. He also only focuses on the negative parts of your driving, never complimenting or recognizing anything that you do correctly. While I do understand that criticism is a great way to learn, it can be extremely discouraging if that is all that you hear. Another overwhelming part of Mr. Soucie’s teaching style is the running commentary he makes you say. He makes you say every sign that you see, that you’re checking your mirrors every five to eight seconds, where and what you’re looking at, what snipers and chargers are there (other cars), and more. This is extremely distracting when you’re trying to focus on a new and scary thing. He made me feel bad for not saying everything, while I was already so overwhelmed. His other teaching methods, such as snapping at the turning and recovery points of a turn is also very distracting and intimidating to his students. Mr. Soucie also never taught me how to park. I feel that I was not given the necessary tools and information I need to drive safely. I would never recommend A-1 Driving school to anyone who asks my opinion on where they should go to drivers ed.
Well I gave these people 400 dollars up front and now they are avoiding my calls giving us times to meet and not bethere and they promised us we be in the first class when they opened back up it is now almost October now and they are refusing to give me my money back. My name is James Kennedy