Hey I'm on my 15th lesson, and I'm contemplating whether or not to leave my driving instructor for the following reasons:
1) to me he seems impatient, in the sense that he expects me to either drive at a higher level or at an expected level, which is understandable, however, because he's a teacher he should be able to understand that as a beginner I am still vulnerable to making the small mistakes, he's been driving for 13 years! He may have had faster learning students but as a teacher he should be able to deal with slow learners I.e. Me
2) he nags/snaps and makes me feel down when I drive, and really that doesn't help, if I make a mistake, I wouldn't like to be snapped at, I'd want my teacher to be calm and not kind of shout or constantly criticise me or say phrase "I'm telling you for the last time" or constantly moan or sigh, I can hear it and it makes me more nervous/frustrated and brings down my confidence. I basically feel like I have to drive perfectly in order to not be criticised I don't feel like I'm learning.
3) after every lesson, whether I feel like it's a better one than the one before or not, I come home feeing sick to my stomach, like I just couldn't wait till it's over because I'm not enjoying my lessons, he constantly makes me feel **** because he's expecting me to be a fast learner or not make mistakes, I sit next to people who have been driving manual for years and still stall/not change gear properly.
I don't know whether to change after 15 lessons, I found this guy on gum tree for my area in north west London and "people" said he has put up their confidence but I feel like he's stepping on my throat for every mistake I make, and therefore I feel like I can't perfect them because he can't come to understand that I'm a slow learner or get more nervous the way he acts.
This being said I still consider that, ok I know it took me a while to get used to the clutch control, driving in London and in traffic is stressful and ye I've even stalled in my 15th lesson, I understand the biting point etc, and I've never ever driven before these 15 hours and I fee like he's expecting me to be some professional driver and never make mistakes again. I accept it took me a while, and I could have been a little careless at times in terms of wheel movement, but I've aced that however I still dread going to my lessons because of the way he acts and is ignorant to my learning process.
I'm kind of stuck on what to do, because 15 hours is a lot and I've come a long way from starting from scratch, however like I said, he doesn't build my confidence, makes me more nervous as I fee like I have to "impress him" and lastly I feel **** going into the car and leaving the lesson. What do you guys think I should do and share your experiences below if you want.