johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 12, 2015 1:22:47 GMT
Our school doesn't provide the classes, but I believe they do "host" them. We live in the middle of nowhere, so I think they have an agreement with one of the driving schools to do the class portion here at the high school, but parents have to pay for it. We're not quite there yet, ds just turned 14, but Michigan has a progressive license thing where he can begin the first portion when he's 14y9mo, so we're getting close I took drivers ed in the early 90s, in a much larger school and my parents had to pay for me to take the classes from a private company.
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Post by RiverIsis on Aug 12, 2015 1:23:38 GMT
No drivers ed at our district. We don't even have any driving schools in the area. The permit phase mandates so many hours of practice in day and night. My kids probably doubled it before taking their road test.
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 12, 2015 1:25:18 GMT
I don't believe that it was ever offered where I grew up. My husband grew up in another state and it was offered there when he was in high school.
In our town, it is currently over $500 for the classes at driving school.
We have friends that have teen boys and they pay about $2,000 a year for their child's car insurance.
My kid's are still young; but, they understand that they will be expected to work to cover the cost of car insurance, gasoline, and routine maintenance.
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Aug 12, 2015 1:25:21 GMT
In IL, the classroom portion of driver ed is required for high school graduation. That can be taken at school at no cost. However, if a teen wishes to obtain a driver license, a complete driver ed program that includes behind-the-wheel training is required by the State. That instruction can also be obtained at school, but it is not free. It costs about the same as it does for those teens who complete driver ed at one of the private training programs. For us, it made more sense for my girls to complete the entire program privately. There's nothing wrong with the school program and it's certainly cost-competitive, but there are a lot of requirements to graduate and we felt it was better use of their time to complete other coursework during the actual school year. My younger daughter completed the classroom instruction at the end of June, and she has her last behind-the-wheel session later this week. I'm glad that she'll have this finished. Can I ask what the cost was? I'm curious. We are about 2 years away from this. I paid $425 for the entire course: 30 hours in-class, 12 hours semi-private behind-the-wheel (2 kids in the car at a time-- so that's 6 hours of driving and 6 hours of observation). I stand corrected about what I said in my earlier post-- complete driver ed at school (classroom and BTW) and private costing about the same. It is actually cheaper to take it at school ($350 vs. the $425 I referenced above). I have no regrets about paying more, as we wanted dd to take the course over the summer on a schedule that worked better for her and for us.
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peaclare
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Post by peaclare on Aug 12, 2015 1:36:26 GMT
Our district does offer it at the high schools. I think it is $65- but if taken privately it is around $500! DD is trying to get into the fall course. In NC the kids can get their permit after taking the course up to a year before their 16th birthday. They have to have the permit for a full year before getting a license. For those who can't take the course or afford private lessons they can get their license at 18 without ever getting a permit. This is scary in my opinion!
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Post by Tamhugh on Aug 12, 2015 1:42:03 GMT
I graduated from high school in 1983 and my school dropped the behind the wheel portion of driver's ed while I was still in school.
The high school where I work requires the classroom portion for graduation. All students take it in 10th grade. A few years ago, it was a $50 fee to take the actual driving portion and you could actually test with the driver's ed teacher for your license. About 4 years ago, they dropped that program. It is still offered, but it costs $250 now. Not all insurance companies offer a discount for kids who have completed the course. Ours does not, and DS#1 had his license before he qualified to take the on the road portion. DS#2 almost gave me a nervous breakdown behind the wheel, and after telling me I was ridiculous and overreacting, DH took over lessons. After just one time in the car with him, DH came home, wrote out a check, handed it to me and said, "sign him up for the class. I can't do it".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 1:45:19 GMT
$325 where we live and that was 5 years ago.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 12, 2015 1:50:28 GMT
When my mom was in high school (early 60s), drivers ed was a one semester class. When I was in high school, we took it in the summer, through the school. I'm sure it wasn't free, but the fee was probably pretty low. DS took it through a driving school, but it was held at his high school. The first segment was not cheap. The second segment was less, and then we had to pay for the driving test.
ETA: the fee was not nearly what some of you are paying. I'm thinking it might have been 250 at most for segment 1, 35-45 dollars for segment 2, and maybe 50 for the drivers test. I know I don't have those numbers exactly right, but I'm in the ballpark.
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Post by verdepea on Aug 12, 2015 1:56:59 GMT
When I took driver's Ed you had a choice to take it thru school or private. Obviously with private you got it faster. This was our HS coaches summer jobs. Not a bad job if you ask me; four kids in car 2 sets of kids per day. I guess the expense of the car and the liability got too expensive.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 12, 2015 2:00:36 GMT
It's not provided at our schools. It's around $900 to take it at the driving schools in our area. I lucked out with DS and bought a course for him in a silent auction and saved a couple hundred bucks.
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Post by brina on Aug 12, 2015 2:03:17 GMT
In IL, school districts are required to offer driver education. In the district where I live, the classroom portion of driver ed is required for high school graduation. That can be taken at school at no cost. However, if a teen wishes to obtain a driver license, a complete driver ed program that includes behind-the-wheel training is required by the State. That instruction can also be obtained at school, but it is not free. It costs about the same as it does for those teens who complete driver ed at one of the private training programs. For us, it made more sense for my girls to complete the entire program privately. There's nothing wrong with the school program and it's certainly cost-competitive, but there are a lot of requirements to graduate and we felt it was better use of their time to complete other coursework during the actual school year. My younger daughter completed the classroom instruction at the end of June, and she has her last behind-the-wheel session later this week. I'm glad that she'll have this finished. I did not know that schools were compelled to offer it. Our high school does, but it is not cheaper than the private companies. I have never before heard of school districts footing the bill for drivers ed. To me this sounds like it should be the parents responsibility.
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Post by peano on Aug 12, 2015 2:09:47 GMT
Hah! I wish. I think driver's ed is around $800 here.
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Post by Karene on Aug 12, 2015 2:25:42 GMT
It has always been the parents' responsibility to pay around here (or the student's). Schools offer it on a rotating basis throughout our district, so the year you want to take it, it might not be offered at a school near you. You usually have to take it with a ministry-approved driver's education company if you wish to accelerate the time it takes to get your full licence. We have a 3 step program: G1 which you get after passing a written test once you have turned 16. This licence requires the driver to have a qualified adult in the car at all times. There is no extra charge on car insurance because the driver is not alone in the car. G2 which means the driver has practiced for 8 to 12 months with the beginner licence and passed the road test and can now drive alone. But there are restrictions. Extra insurance is required with this licence because the driver can drive alone. G licence is the final full licence requiring another road test after another 8 to 12 months. Of course extra insurance is still required.You have up to 5 years to complete the 3 levels but most people do it in 20 months.
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Post by marimoose on Aug 12, 2015 2:30:39 GMT
Our school hasn't offered it since I was a student and all 4 of my kids attended the same school. I have no idea when it was discontinued but before my time.
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Post by jmd74 on Aug 12, 2015 2:31:13 GMT
DS took driving lessons when we lived in Hawaii and it was $395 for 30 classroom and 10 driving hours. We just moved to Texas and I don't know if they offer it here in schools. I guess we'll find out in 2 years when DD starts driving. Our insurance only went up $10 a month when we added our son to our ins policy( we added him to our cars) in Hawaii. When we moved here he bought an older car (2000) and our ins went up $140.
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Post by JustKim on Aug 12, 2015 2:41:44 GMT
our offers it as a before or after school class. With 5 drives total, 50 hours with parent before taking a test with a private company. $400 for the class and $50 for the drive test with the private company. Our insurance doubled with one teenage boy driver.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 2:53:54 GMT
I took it in High School in 1984 or 1985. We had classroom time and behind the wheel of a real automobile time. (I was always selected to go and fuel up a car or two...because the instructor knew I was a good driver. We travelled in groups...I think 3-4 students per vehicle. NO adult. Seems pretty risky to think about. But with the completion of the class, we were able to waive the actual driving test to obtain our driver's license. (pretty sure we still had to take a vision test and a written test...but I NEVER had to parallel park...thank you Osceola County Public Schools) I don't recall if it cost money...if it did, it couldn't have been much because I would've been the one paying for it.
In GA, we can still opt to take it through the school. I'm pretty sure the cost is $100 and it's a semester class. We have simulators...so no actual time behind the wheel of a vehicle. Many people here pay for driving school through private businesses.
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Post by Peal on Aug 12, 2015 3:51:24 GMT
The schools don't offer it here. But there is a private driving school right across the street from the high school. We did the state approved parent directed program. I think it cost right around $100. DS got his license last may and has been my errand boy all summer. Best $100 I ever spent.
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Post by k8smom on Aug 12, 2015 4:09:59 GMT
Our school hasn't paid for it for a long time, my kids both took it in 10ish years ago and it was a few hundred dollars a kid back then. It was offered on school ground before / after school but they hired it out. I don't think it's affiliated with the high school anymore though.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Aug 12, 2015 4:20:18 GMT
Okay, I'll be the outlier:
Driver's ed is required at our high school. $150 lab fee. A fleet of 8-10 cars (4000-student school). Students take seven semesters of PE and one semester of driver's ed. Families can choose to take it privately instead. Not many do.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 12, 2015 4:27:15 GMT
I don't see that as a school's responsibility. It would be nice, but schools have so many more things they need to cover. I think driving lessons fall on the parents' responsibilities. We paid for both of my sons to have classes. Not taking it with a bunch of friends also made it seem more serious to them.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 12, 2015 5:11:39 GMT
When I was in high school in Illinois it was offered at no cost. It was a semester long course. There was also a driver's ed range, an area that was on school property that had paved streets, with stop signs, yield signs, etc that we could practice on until we were ready to go out onto the streets. It was a great set up. There was even a tower where the instructor could watch us from and it was set up so that he spoke into a microphone and his voice was broadcast over the car radio.
I moved to Texas in the mid 80s and just before I moved here driver's education was removed from the schools. There are several places where one can go and pay to take driver's ed. When my DS #1 was in high school it was $400. I made him pay it, but told him that if he got a good grade I'd rebate him $200.
DS #2 just turned 16 earlier this summer. He's been saving for years for his first car and he'll pay for his driver's ed out of that account. I'll probably make the same deal with him as I did with his older brother, to rebate $200 for a good grade.
I can also do parent taught driver's ed with my son which is less expensive. I haven't looked into it, though.
The cost of adding a teen driver onto your insurance policy varies from one insurance company to another. We're with Allstate and when DS #1 was in driver's ed I was told that as long as he was driving with either his Dad or myself we didn't have to add him onto the policy. I haven't checked to see if that is their current policy.
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Post by mom22grlz on Aug 12, 2015 8:08:31 GMT
The schools don't offer it here. I paid around $1000 for my daughter's class and driving time.
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Post by M on Aug 12, 2015 8:39:50 GMT
We are in Florida. We do not pay to register our kids, and Driver's Ed is offered as an elective, just like all of the classes. It is also offered over summer.
At end of the course, the instructor actually administers the written test AND the driving test. Once they have passed both, that information is entered into the state system. When the kids go to get their license, they go to the tax collector (they took over the DMV functions), show their ID and exchange their permit for the license. No written or driving testing at the facility.
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Post by ScrappyLin on Aug 12, 2015 10:08:46 GMT
I am surprised to learn that any school district will pay for it. When I was in school, my private school offered the course but you had to pay for it and was held either before or after school. I live in a different state now and I don't know of any school that offers it.
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Post by kandie on Aug 12, 2015 10:36:01 GMT
Our state requires drivers ed for those under 18 getting their license. Not offered at school. DD is taking druvers ed now. It is $600 No clue on insurance though......will face that in a month.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 11:02:04 GMT
When I took drivers ed in the mid-90s, my school offered it during the summer only. There was a fee but don't remember how much. Sometime in the early 2000s, the school stopped offering it and now students have to pay private companies. It's around $400. Part of me is OK with that as I think some teach them better than the school did. The other part is having a hard time with the price tag, especially since I'd have to pay it twice, back to back.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 11:09:57 GMT
When I was in high school in Illinois it was offered at no cost. It was a semester long course. There was also a driver's ed range, an area that was on school property that had paved streets, with stop signs, yield signs, etc that we could practice on until we were ready to go out onto the streets. It was a great set up. There was even a tower where the instructor could watch us from and it was set up so that he spoke into a microphone and his voice was broadcast over the car radio. I moved to Texas in the mid 80s and just before I moved here driver's education was removed from the schools. There are several places where one can go and pay to take driver's ed. When my DS #1 was in high school it was $400. I made him pay it, but told him that if he got a good grade I'd rebate him $200. DS #2 just turned 16 earlier this summer. He's been saving for years for his first car and he'll pay for his driver's ed out of that account. I'll probably make the same deal with him as I did with his older brother, to rebate $200 for a good grade. I can also do parent taught driver's ed with my son which is less expensive. I haven't looked into it, though. The cost of adding a teen driver onto your insurance policy varies from one insurance company to another. We're with Allstate and when DS #1 was in driver's ed I was told that as long as he was driving with either his Dad or myself we didn't have to add him onto the policy. I haven't checked to see if that is their current policy.
What they probably meant was that if he had his learner's permit (which requires another licensed driver to be in the passenger seat) he didn't need to be added to the policy. If he has his regular driver's license, whether or not someone rides along with him, he NEEDS to be added as a driver.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Aug 12, 2015 11:23:58 GMT
I just paid for dd's drivers ed. It depends on the school but the average is about $330 for the 2 weeks + 6 hours in car. The highest I saw was $500. I don't know when they stopped offering it but I don't think the schools have offered it in a long time.
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cakediva
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Post by cakediva on Aug 12, 2015 11:32:52 GMT
It was never a part of school here in Ontario - even back when I was learning to drive 30 years ago (omg) you paid for driver training.
We made a deal with our girls and paid half. It was $750, so $325 to us, and then we also paid the $150 for their G1 (beginner stage) license.
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