Overview
This course will teach you a great deal about safe driving. However, completing a driver education course does not guarantee you will become a good driver. That is a decision you must make each time you drive. Driver’s Education will help you build a firm foundation of knowledge, attitudes, and skills for safe driving.
Texts: Excerpts from Drive Right, A Responsible Approach, and the California Driver Handbook
Topics
Topics covered in the course will include:
- Basic Car Control
- Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings
- Making Safe Driving Decisions
- Basic Car Maneuvers
- Intersections
- Natural Laws and Car Controls
- Interacting with Cyclists
- Adverse Conditions
- Emergencies
- Driver Condition and Risk
- Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving
- Buying and Insuring a Car
- Owning and Maintaining a Car
Requirements
Topics covered in the course will include:
- Active Class Participation
- Signed portion of the Parent/Guardian Letter returned by September 4, 2008.
- Homework completed on time. Late work will not be accepted.
- Weekly Passenger Log that is a written record of observations made while riding in a car
Please Note: In order to receive the Certificate of Completion required for a learners’ permit students must earn at least an 80% in the class.
How Grades are Computed
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Assignment Categories |
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Letter Grades |
| Participation (+ attitude & personal motivation) |
30% |
A: 90% and above
B: 80% and above
C: 70% and above
D: 60% and above
F: below 60% |
| Homework |
20% |
| Quizzes |
25% |
| Passenger Log |
10% |
| Project |
15% |
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