Lately I have been teaching Laura to drive my standard transmission car. This is the first time that I have really helped someone learn how to drive and it's really an interesting experience. It's one of those things that you never know what it's like to be on the "other side" until you actually have to do it. I understand more now why when my dad or brothers were teaching me how to drive them sometimes had to really think about how to explain it. When you drive a lot and for enough time, it all seems to natural that it's hard to think about the steps / checklist that you use to perform the task.
Luckily for me I didn't learn to drive like 30 years ago. It was only like 8 so I am still able to recall a lot of the tricks that helped me out. Discovering how other people learn is interesting. I guess one of the hardest parts about teaching is putting yourself in other peoples shoes. ;-)
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