Rhodes Driving Schools Inc

Fantastic experience: I haven't really had a bad experience with the staff, or rescheduling, or the curriculum. What I am curious about is, are the students supposed to be getting driving time with the instructor then the parents or the parents then the instructor? My daughter has had a few "observation" rides but has yet to actually drive. The instructor did say something about her having only 1 hour of driving with a parent. Are the cars used not equipped with the extra safety equipment for the instructors to take control of the car if needed? I mean, I think it would be better to get the kids driving time with an instructor in the appropriate vehicle before they drive with the parents. Besides the driving thing, everything seems to be fine with this company. Update: Thank you for the clarification. I really do appreciate it.

Positive experience: Overall, the classes and driving sessions are helpful, but I think any other place could do the same or better. Coach Garza knows what he’s doing but doesn’t actively comment on how the driver is doing and doesn’t really give feedback after the driving sessions so it’s hard to learn from him. Mrs. Kathy always has a rude tone and makes myself and other people feel as if we are the burden for asking questions and when scheduling drives. It takes a while before she schedules you for a drive even if you schedule far in advance. Mr. Santos is a good class teacher but I feel that he includes politics and religion in his classes too much. He does give good advice during driving sessions, but some of the advice can get you points off on the driving test, such as checking blind spots while turning inside a neighborhood. However, he’s very nice and is a good teacher that actively gives feedback to help you learn.

Negative experience: Multiple employees have been rude and unhelpful. As well as some talking often about religious and political topics.

Negative experience: Be aware that the classroom instruction contains religious content and the classroom instructor provides commentary unrelated to drivers education. We removed our child from the class after they shared feeling uncomfortable with the commentary. Note: Make sure to read the contract. Their contract states you have to cancel the contract in 72 hours, pay a $50 administration fee and pro-rated rates for the classes that the child attended. Edited for the response below: My husband did attempt to share his concerns about the curriculum. He felt the response he received was rude and unprofessional, which is why we felt that it was important to share our experience so other parents could make informed decisions. The slides shown to the children provided religious references, and the instructor quizzed the children in class on biblical figures and made additional comments unrelated to driver education that made our child uncomfortable. Hopefully, this comment clears up any confusion on why we withdrew our child from the program. I would encourage the owner to review the content they are teaching if this program is not intended to have religion as part of the curriculum.

Fantastic experience: Our third teenager has also attended their classes and driving times. On-line scheduling is very helpful. Staff tries to work with his school schedule.