While preparing for my son to be ready to drive, Everyone said go to Life Academy. Even on my…read morehometown Facebook it was Life Academy. So now that he goes I guess I'm really confused how there is 5 stars for this driving academy. 1st on parents night the fella ripped on the parents the whole time. Not knowing us he pretty much told the kids not to listen to us parents when it comes to driving because it's been so long since we've been in drivers Ed..: then he turns and tells the kids respect your parents driving as they are the ones that have kept you in one piece . One dad was turning red in the face . Then the guy mentioned how there are a bunch of cameras in the cars and kids bad attitudes won't be accepted and they will have video... ok what about your driving instructors bad attitudes? Lord! The instructor my son had the first 2 days was new, unprepared, confusing, late and boring. I did ask for a new teacher as the reviews reflected that this school was different than others and a little more fun...a new teacher was assigned....thank you. As for the driving teachers you have a couple dudes there that are complete old jerks and make the kids feel on egg shells. I reported Dennis as my son was like OMG that guys the biggest jerk. One driver teacher boasted about making good money and working OT doing this, but he was an ass and gave a kid a panic attack. I made sure my son didn't have either of these men again. Kids are nervous enough and these guys just yelled. Why do they do this for a living is it just about money? So before you threaten the kids about being good in the car look at these teachers and how they are. I'm still puzzled on how this is a top driving school. Oh well. He's not going back .

My goat Toman (or Tuman, I can't really spell his name) was super chill and an easy instructor to…read moredrive with. He was super patient and helped me keep track of and fix my issues.

I don't know how this place has good reviews. All the teachers were jerks . My son had one that…read morecould barely walk and was a mean old man. Thank god this is over!! I don't get how you can be mean to nervous kids .

My son took his road test this past Saturday. He was anxious but excited. He tested with Kris. Kris…read morewas patient and encouraging but firm while giving instruction. I brought my youngest son here because my oldest son did his road test here years ago with Lou. Both were great experiences and I would recommend Capitol Area to others.

The instructor explicitly informed me to speed up to X during the test. Following the law, I…read moreaccelerated to the speed appropriate for the high way. The instructor then proceeded--despite the instruction to accelerate--to tell me to slow down. The instructor herself is very misleading, and not in the moment. She was emotionally devoid to a point of social sequestration. Furthermore, she also was quite irresponsible. She doesn't care about the wellbeing of her customers, and even went on to disrespect both me and my mother by managing problems with her other customers during our paid time. Where more irresponsibility took manifestation on her behalf was when she was very obscure about where to meet. When asking questions--because inevitably every customer would have to--she would indirectly refuse to answer. Ultimately, the customer is left in a state of obscurity just as the instructor.

This school is really nice and ran pretty well, I had a really good experience with my instructor…read moreMax, he made learning and driving really easy as my whole class had passed the test. Driving on the roads after he taught me was very smooth and easy for me and he even made it fun dropping my nerves, would 100% recommend every one too go here.

We purchased the Course Plus 10 option. My daughter took Segment One at the Novi location and the…read moreclasses were taught well for the most part while trying to make it interesting and fun for the students. The time spent behind-the-wheel as well as the closed course sessions were definitely very good with patient and good teachers and driving instructors. They taught her the rules of driving well. However, trying to schedule the Plus 10 hours portion of her contract has been tedious and quite unpleasant. The person who schedules these sessions at the Novi location has been offering times during the week when my sophomore is in school and it's difficult to find any availability immediately after school. At one point, I was even told to not call them and that they would contact me with availability as and when slots opened up. That's not what I would expect of a driving school that needs to have a better system in place for these private drives, especially when they're already paid for. Moreover, the majority of their clients are high schoolers who they clearly know can't book driving sessions during school hours. I truly hope they can modify their scheduling and get a system that's more conducive to helping high schoolers book their private lessons more easily.

My son has been attending this class for about 2 weeks now, and we are greatly disappointed. On…read morewhat planet is okay to make a 15 year old study driving for 4 HOURS, uninterrupted? 2 hours of lessons, followed by 2 hours of driving, on the same day? And this is directly after a 6 hour school day. I have to say, I'm disappointed. Learning to drive should NOT be this exhausting. 1 star; wouldn't even recommend this cruel dump to my sister in law.

Excellent instructor and easy online format. Works well to not have to drive kid to classes and kid…read morelikes the virtual aspect as well.

We used All-Star here in Traverse City for my niece, Amy's, driving lessons. She then took the test…read morewith All-Star and passed with flying colors! Amy's instructor, Erica, was a wonderful teacher. She put Amy, a nervous driver, who had twice failed the test in the past, at ease. Erica calmly and meticulously taught Amy how to drive safely and with confidence. We were both so impressed with Erica and I highly recommend her to families with nervous teens! I saw a night and day difference in Amy's driving and in her confidence level on the road. Erica is a gifted teacher! Amy then took her test with Mike who like Erica was low key and also able to put young drivers at ease. Mike obviously knew his stuff but had such a lovely personality that Amy was not nervous at all. I am unsure if Mike teaches but he seemed to be gifted with young people just like Erica. All-Star has clearly done their due diligence in hiring great staff. Plus when Amy passed with flying colors, Mike seemed almost as proud of her as I was! All-Star was a great help to me. I'm not sure that I would have been able to get Amy comfortable on the road myself because she was so nervous after her previous failures that I didn't feel it was safe to practice with her without help. All-Star was easy to deal with on the phone and provided excellent customer service. They made driving lessons safe, comfortable and easy for Amy giving her the needed information, practice and confidence. For the peace of mind and safety it was well worth the money for private lessons -- especially with such an excellent staff! We are so grateful to the staff at All-Star and recommend them highly!

My son had a driving test. the examiner cancelled twice. I asked that a manager call me, and have…read moreyet to receive a call that was 6 weeks ago. This is such a lack of customer service-but not surprised the way that customer service has gone down the drain in some many areas. I see Maggie Y. review that her daughters test was rescheduled 4 times. This is bad business, especially when you are asking for someone to call you and they never do.

My 11 year old son Matthew wanted to learn a foreign language. Sonia was recommended to us by a…read morefriend of a friend. He started his lessons a year ago and I am amazed how much he has already learned with her. In the one year he has been taking lesson he is already speaking and he is at an intermediate level. He enjoys his lessons and to me this is the most important part of learning. They do songs and listen to music and he enjoys how Sonia makes learning fun. He does his homework on his own and he is always excited to go back to show her what he has learned. I highly recommend Sonia for children and adults. She cares and really wants her students to excel.

I have been wanting to learn Portuguese for quite some time. One reason is that I have friends…read morefrom Brazil who continue to invite me to go with them on one of their trips home, and I know that my Spanish will not take me very far. Luckily I met Sonia Harris, whose native language is Brazilian Portuguese, and she introduced me to her Sonia Language School. I signed up for a one-on-one tutorial, which meets right now for a hour once a week in a location that is comfortable for both of us. Don't ever let anyone tell you that language learning does not involve memorization. It does! But the key is how that memorization takes place. Yes, I have some vocabulary to learn, but how else will you learn to say "very cool" in Portuguese? I'm finding this vocabulary building process to be "muito legal" because Brazilians have incredible ways of saying just about everything. In addition to vocabulary, I have some grammar exercises. But again, Brazilian Portuguese is interesting and the way of saying things is so cool that you just want to be able to have everything they say roll off your own lips. It's "bacana." And then Sonia and I have spent time on songs, and song lyrics. What a great way to learn a language and a culture. And who doesn't love Brazilian music! Talk about "bacana"! I have also been reading some short stories in Portuguese and have even written one of my own. Maybe most important for me, given my interests, Sonia has provided me with a book my two contemporary Brazilian scholars whose work focuses on life in the favelas of Brazil's great cities. This has given me insight into political, social, and economic conditions. In combination with other works that I have read, films that I have seen, and videos on the Internet, my awareness of Brazil is increasing tremendously. Amazingly, all of my discussions with Sonia on the book and other topics has been in Portuguese. So, all of the vocabulary and grammar that I work on (oh yes, she gives you homework) really comes in handy and allow us to have the discussion. I am having fun. I am learning. Sonia is incredibly helpful and fun. Maybe I should make that "bacana." I am looking forward to my visit to Brazil with my friends and family.