National Driver Training

I appreciate the opportunity to complete this course, but I cannot recommend it in its current state. It falls well below the standard expected of an educational program that prepares students for driving and state testing. The course is outdated, poorly maintained, and insufficiently reviewed before being assigned to students. The problems I encountered were numerous and consistent throughout the course. There were frequent spelling, grammar, and proofread errors, along with improper indentations and inconsistent formatting that made the material very unprofessional and equivalent to a sixth grade essay. Many of the videos were outdated, some of which dating to the mid-2000s, and one even ended by directing viewers to MySpace, which immediately made the course feel obsolete. In addition, the information was often inconsistent between lessons, and the wording of passages, questions, and answer choices was frequently unclear or awkwardly written, making it difficult to determine what was actually being asked. The course also had several technical and usability issues. The timer was inaccurate, pages loaded slowly, completion percentages updated inconsistently, and resources were sometimes difficult to access or just completely unreliable. The interface was confusing and unnecessarily difficult to navigate, especially for first-time users, and the login process was more complicated than it needed to be. Textbook hour tracking was also difficult to locate, and I never actually found it. On top of that, the text-to-speech voice was distracting and unpleasant to use, and the read-aloud feature was available in lessons but removed during quizzes, which created an unnecessary barrier for students who rely on accessibility tools. From an instructional standpoint, the course was also disappointing. It left students overwhelmed while still failing to adequately prepare them for the state permit test. There was very little instruction on road signs, even though they are a fundamental part of the exam. The material seemed scattered rather than organized in a logical progression, and it did not appear to reflect current state laws and regulations. There was also a surprising lack of practical instruction about operating a vehicle, with the course repeatedly telling students to consult their owner’s manual instead of teaching essential behind-the-wheel concepts, traffic regulations, or real-world decision-making. The sections directed toward parents were also disruptive and interrupted the student’s learning experience; if parental guidance is necessary, it should be provided separately rather than repeatedly inserted into the coursework. Overall, this course feels neglected rather than intentionally designed. It is difficult to trust educational material that contains so many errors, outdated references, accessibility issues, improper indentations, and organizational problems. Driver education is not an area where students should have to question whether the information is current or accurate. I strongly encourage the developers to conduct a comprehensive review of the entire course instead of making isolated fixes. The content should be rewritten where necessary, updated to reflect current laws and best practices, professionally proofread, modernized with current media, improved for accessibility, and reorganized into a logical learning progression. Until substantial revisions are made, I cannot recommend this course. Students deserve a driver education program that is accurate, current, accessible, and genuinely prepares them for both the state exam and safe driving—not one that creates unnecessary confusion and frustration.

The worst to deal with. Made me read pages upon pages of stuff purely about what to do when driving a motorcycle. A MOTORCYCLE. I was doing drivers ed for a car. They waste your time talking about outdated things, irrelevant things, and they just word everything in the most confusing way possible. This program isn’t succinct AT ALL and it truly feels like watching a microwave countdown while waiting for the page timer to run out. They’ll give you a 4 minute timer on a page with two paragraphs. They do it to make sure you get your required time, but it’s stupid because you’ll finish reading and be sitting there for the next two minutes just waiting around!! Get literally any other drivers ed program