Monica D.

Dana Baker was my instructor and he was most helpful and patient!  First we talked about what we would do/learn in the course.  Then we went to a parking lot to practice backing etc.  It was raining but he didn’t mind standing out in the rain with the cones.  

The next day we practiced driving.  Interstate, city streets, country highway, parallel parking, backing into campsite and more.  We concluded with a review of the course.  He generously offered for me to contact him any time I had questions.  

I highly recommend Mr. Baker and RV Driving School.  I will be a secondary driver in a 40 foot motorhome with tow.

Kathy H.

I recently took the two day driving lesson from RV Driving School.  My instructor was Jordy Bender.  My husband and I are on our fifth motor home and this is the first one that I will be driving.  I was hesitant to drive, as this was our first Class A.  We signed up with RV Driving School due to their good reviews and the fact that their brochure was at our storage lot.

I immediately liked Jordy, he was very courteous and knowledgeable.  I was nervous and hesitant at first, but he put me at ease.  He had a lot of good suggestions and was very calm

By the end of the second day, I was confident that I could drive our motorhome.

Thank you, Jordy, for giving me the confidence to help out with the driving duties on our upcoming cross country trip!

Bob M.

Things work out for a reason. I had some difficulty getting coordinated with an instructor due to my unit being delivered late and then the dealer having installed a poor drop hitch solution. However, all of this created the scenario where my training was with Randy Keith and it could not have been better. Randy was a great instructor.

 

Randy was flexible to fit my time requirements, even offering an alternative that worked better than the original schedule. His experience with campers and sharing his stories, created a comfort level with my wife and I around our unit with it being the first one (not counting our popup/tent on wheels unit). His points of emphasis while driving on the roads were beneficial – he provided areas of improvement (i.e. criticism) but in an open non-judging manner such that no offense could be taken. He worked with me on the areas I wanted to stress – backing up and understanding the nuances of pulling a camper.

 

My wife and I want to do this camping part of our life the right way and this training was a huge step in that direction. Thank you.

Rejoice and Godspeed,

Betsy W.

t was very nice to meet you Tuesday, at the Storage Place.  It’s always nice to know the “neighbors” and there are lots of wonderful folks at TSP both in the office and storing their rigs.

Just wanted to let you know that I passed my KS Class B test.  I feel strongly that taking the class from Matt (in Grain Valley traffic, construction zones, and rain!) really, really helped – helped me pass the test, AND helped save our marriage! – it would not have been so good, if Don had been the one who had to teach me!!!!

 

As I told you when we spoke, Matt did a really good job of giving me confidence.  However, the one thing that could improve his lessons is giving a little less information all at once. I know it is all necessary, but sometimes it was too much to understand, all at once. He always asked me if I had any questions, but in the “student” role this time, I could empathize with many of my own students over the years (35+ years as a KS & MO certified music teacher) –  when the student has received too much information to sort out, there are no questions, because they are too confused to know what to ask.  I felt a lot like that the first day, and I know I missed some important information because when I tried to explain to Don, I sometimes couldn’t remember enough to give an accurate step by step account.  When teaching, we try to get the students to a point that they can “teach it back”.  If they can, then we are more confident that they know and understand the material. I certainly was not to that point, especially the first day.

When I  asked you about a hand-out, I totally understood the fact that requirements vary by state.  However, it would be helpful to have a hand-out for “coach” procedures such as the order required for tasks like checking lights, air brakes etc.  I finally made up my own, but I was lucky because I had Don to “grade” my paper –  believe me, mine needed some important corrections.  However, not everyone has someone “in house” to help, so having these things correctly written out, in the order they should be done, might be very helpful to some students, especially ones like me, who have had no experience at all with a diesel rig.  I can send you my “cheat sheet” if you would like to see it.  It is nothing special, but something like this would have been extremely helpful to me the first day – and kept me from feeling overwhelmed and like maybe I shouldn’t have tried this (the lessons and test) in the first place.

There are different kinds of learners – aural, visual, and kinesthetic.  The aural learners are much more likely to  “get” the verbal information overload.  The visual learners (like me) may need it written down, so we can “see” and study it.  The kinesthetic learner will need to actually “do” it several times.  My take from Matt’s lessons, is that he is more of an aural and kinesthetic learner rather than visual. Farmers usually are primarily kenesthetic. There is no one “better” way to be and learn – everyone has a bit of all  the learning styles, but people naturally tend to teach in the primary way in which they learn. Teachers need to constantly access their methods to be sure they are reaching all styles of learners. So if you would like my “cheat sheet”, I can send I to you – just let me know.

Hope to see you around The Storage Place,

 

Steve C.

I finished my 2 day class with Joe today.

I can’t say enough about Joe. He is extremely knowledgeable, understanding, calming and a VERY patient gentleman.

Joe (and you) went out of his way to accommodate our very hectic schedule and unusual circumstances.

We not only enjoyed his instruction but his company as well.

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