Parent/Guardian Curriculum Information
| Upcoming Parent/Guardian Classroom Sessions for 2010:
The following Parent/Guardian classroom sessions will be held at the Palmer, MA office:
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 6 to 8 PM
Thursday, August, 19, 2010 - 6 to 8 PM
The Parent/Guardian classroom session is free for parents/guardians of students of Belmont driving school. Call (413) 289-2129 for more information.
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Introduction A new requirement of driver's education will be at least a two hour class for parents and/or guardians of children under 18. The intention of this class is to educate parents about the content of the driver education curriculum, the junior operator's law and the driving skills and behaviors that their children will be learning. It is important for parents/guardians to know the skills and behaviors that they should be modeling while driving so that they can coach and mentor their children to be safe and skilled drivers. This course will only be required of a parent/guardian once every five years. Objectives By the end of the class, parents/guardians should be able to:
Explain the junior operator's law and the parent/guardian's role in supporting the law List the driving skills their child must master to pass a road test Identify the driver's education modules and the relevance to developing good driving skills Provide examples of family member driving behaviors which may negatively influence a new driver
Topic Outline I. Driver's Education Overview
Purpose and class structure Expectations Curriculum modulesII. Junior Operator's Law
III. Necessary Driving Skills and Behaviors
IV. Parent's Role
Coaching and mentoring Supporting junior operator law Role model 
