Mark was able to keep my kids engaged in a fun manner during the classes, while still taking a serious, no-nonsense approach when it came to learning the material. The classes were easy to schedule and the fact that they could be taken in any order was extremely helpful. He made scheduling the actual driving lessons easy and there was a lot of flexibility to make it work with the mu kids' busy schedules. Although the emphasis was on communication with the students, he also kept the parents in the loop when necessary. I would highly recommend this program! Read Less

Mark is an excellent instructor, and a really good guy. He emphasizes the seriousness of driving, and makes the classes entertaining at the same time. He prepared our daughter very well for her on-road driving test. We definitely recommend RDS! Read Less

Ridgefield Driving School (RDS), no matter which course you take, offers a flexible and effective driving experience that molds to best address the ability and comfort level of each individual. Every teenager at one point fears both the road and, as a result of that, fears getting yelled at. RDS has experienced instructors who ensure that kids are safe, comfortable, and confident via kindly providing constructive criticism, new techniques, and responding to fears and frustration with friendly, nerve-settling humor. Furthermore, each week, the owner Mark provides a "testing tip of the week" which addresses a common mistake kids make ona DMV test or a technique that is crucial to smooth driving. Mark also makes sure that he teaches more than road signs and parking angles, going in depth about the importance of not drinking and driving (by defining what a "few drinks" really means and how each drink of a various size affects one's body) and not texting and driving, even creating a special program that builds teens into leaders who can publically make a stand against all types of distracted driving, specifically the cell phone. RDS is the best choice for any level driver who wants to master driving through back roads, busy towns, the highway, and parking while also getting as prepared as possible for passing their DMV test. Also they have coffee and hot coco and pizza Thursdays sooo... Read Less

My daughter has had two driving lessons from this school. The first from Jackie that went great. The second was from Mark. My daughter was shaking and crying after the lesson. By the middle of the lesson she was shaking and had trouble concentrating and even had wobbly legs making it difficult to press the accelorator. She said the critiques came so fast that she didn't have time to digest them before another came flying. She said he was raising his voice and not teaching. My daughter has been driving for about 25 hrs. and is still learning. All people learn differently but there was no adaptation on Mark's part. If he thought she needed to start fresh or was not comfortable with her driving it probably would have been best to go to a parking lot. We have been having difficulty scheduling lessons so this past week she went to Next Street and had a 2 hr lesson which was great. The gentleman was calm and she accomplished a lot. We kept the appointment with Mark so we weren't canceling at last minute and being rude or inconveniencing him. I am not raising my daughter to be a snowflake but this was abusive. Yelling is not a way to teach, especially in a car! This is the first negative post I've ever posted and hopefully will be the last. Read Less