Spending an entire day in a classroom for traffic school instead of knocking it out online might…read moreseem like a tough choice, but Rocky made it well worth it. Unlike the tedious, self-guided online courses, this class was interactive, engaging, and even enjoyable. Originally, I was skeptical sacrificing a Saturday but I learned a lot and I am not good at taking tests on my own at home. Rocky kept us involved with real-world examples, humor, and a teaching style that actually made the material stick. If you have to go through traffic school, this is the best way to do it--learning from an instructor who brings the subject to life, rather than just clicking through a screen for hours. I highly recommend him to anyone! Thank you Rocky!

A Saturday of fun, comedy and knowledge of new traffic laws, and safety we should all know, while…read moreoperating your vehicle. His class was easy and very informative. I'm not planning to get another moving violation. But if I do I'll definitely will be coming back to Rocky!

(as a public service for busy and other adhd folks too impatient for fine details, i always -…read moreactually sometimes - provide the essentials in one initial paragraph. obviously do traffic school. just pick any accredited one. i had no good reason for this one, but it did say there were no time limits. so i went immediately to the final exam and passed 100% (thanks, google). now I just have to avoid getting another ticket in next 18 months.) I graduated quietly, unceremoniously from yet another educational institution, but have to admit it's a new low point for me. not one to boast but i graduated from several fine universities, well two to be exact. a third failed to bear fruit, other than the best and intended result of all: physical survival. i attended the third only until i obtained yet another hallpass from the military draft. otherwise i faced almost certain, definitely pointless death in "the nam". it wasn't needed afterall because i had just received the best draft deferment of all, based on some serious psychological testing 1-Y... "unsuitable for military service". Yahoo! this bit of personal history relates, on an entirely different but relevant topic: traffic tickets. in this regard i admit to having a sordid, wayward history of infractions and, as with military service, obfuscation and avoidance. so go ahead, sue me. now let's move on to the "backstory" the personal history the local color the frankly irrelevant part o f all my better reviews, more enjoyable for me to write but far less useful for you to read. during the course of the 70s, my decade living in manhattan, i drove a 1952 chevorlet belaire sedan. without doubt the best car ever made, its purchase price was $50 from a crusty old hudson valley apple farmer. i replaced the driver's window, repainted with rustoleum in 2-tones: robin's egg blue body with white top. together with its restored style and beauty, the vehicle proved to be near indestructible. it had been made you see, as cars were back then, of quite thick, first run (ie, not melted down recycled tin cans) steel. made in America by Americans. proof of this extraordinary sturdiness came one morning when, as i was pulling out of a parking spot on bleecker st, my car got sidewiped by a new york city garbage truck. fortunately the driver realized his error and was forthright enough to exit his truck and discuss the damage. i impressed on him that this was (in fact) an antique vehicle which i had spared no expense to restore. he agreed to state that the damage (slight dent in driver's side fender) was considerable and signed a note i had scribbled to document the date and location of the incident. the city of new york agreed to repay $500 for the damages i sustained, so i figured i was way ahead with this car. little did i know that in the ensuing years i would accumulate many times this amount in parking tickets from all around the island of manhattan. i was then, and remain today, a parking ticket scofflaw. as for the traffic ticket here, I passed the exam with perfect score, and at least for now that part of my troubles with the rules of the road and johnny law in life are history.

Very good platform and user experience. I would use them again, if I ever have such a need in the…read morefuture.

Great customer service. They are very accommodating when scheduling driving lessons and exams. And…read moreare always on time.

I got my license on a first try and i never drive before. Kuya Philip was the one who taught me and…read moreis a very knowledgeable, patient and good instructor. He makes sure you know all the rules and gently remind you if you forget them.I recommend this driving school they are very professional.

I had to take the DMV drive test but I don't own a car. I also don't need driving lessons having 15…read moreyears of driving experience on a manual shift stick. Going through rental companies is a pain in the ass because you need to obtain a written statement from the car rental saying they allow to be used in a driving test. So I started looking at some driving schools; I called one in the mission with high ratings and the person was extremely rude saying they don't provide a car for the test for those that are not their students. Another school in the mission with high rating requires you to take a driving lesson at least 10 days before to assess your level and the total cost would have come out at more than $450. With some luck I stumbled on Academic driving school and one call and 10 minutes later I had the car booked for my driving test which was in less than a week! The instructor showed up to my address on time, handed the driver seat to me and proceeded to give a 1 hour driving lesson in preparation to the DMV test, with tips on what to do to make sure I pass. Test, needless to say, went super smooth. Then I was dropped off back at my place. If you need a car for the DMV test look no further, it is $289 no hassle experience.

Good instructor makes students comfortable driving and was good with making us appointments and…read moretaking me and my sister picking us up from our house and scheduling the dmv test for us and dropping us there and back. Very friendly and emphasizes on things needed to pass the test. Boosted my confidence driving I was very anxious and nervous and I think this is good for students who aren't comfortable driving.

I wish someone had written a review for this online school before. They claim you get 24h online…read morematerial and help. Help? You call in for help and ask why I cannot move forward with my course. The answer you got back is use you own judgement. They did not even listen to what you are trying to say. Their system did not work at all!

Oakland Chinatown Traffic School was interesting when i took it 10 or 15 years ago.. don't…read more remember whether it was bilingual or not. just remembered the class ended early. and i got full credit for it, thus erasing my moving violation at the dmv.

Even though my daughter only had one driving session with Coco, we had a great experience. She was…read moreeasy to contact, quick to respond, friendly, and professional. She gave clear, helpful feedback and did not pressure us into booking more sessions. Highly recommended.

If you have zero driving experience and don't know where to start, COCO IS THE ANSWER! She is not…read moreonly helpful for passing the test, but she's also the best at helping you establish good driving habits. As a first-time driver, I was able to pass the test smoothly and learn how to drive safely and properly. She knows all the routes and tips for the test, too! Zero regrets, and every penny was worth it! Thank you again, Coco!

I keep getting mail at my house for a student I tried calling a few times 2 months ago and get a…read morevoicemail which is full! I then sent an email and never received a response. The first letter that came was in a manilla envelope after calling and emailing the school I unclasped the prongs to open it to see if there was an address or phone number for this student, inside was a report card a very good student with great grades, I'm sure the guardians would like to see this but none reported. after many attempts to get ahold of anyone to help ( message box still full!) I sent it back return to sender wrong address, today I received another letter this time its in a sealed envelope so I did not open it, I tried searching for student via web search but to no avail, I also tried Facebook but nothing. What should I do.

Both my children have favorable memories of CAT. They felt safe; physical confrontations &…read morerivalries at other public schools seem non-existent at CAT. Talented teachers have a passion for their work. The administration staff is professional & approachable. Day One for Freshmen is closed to other returning students, a considerate way to help these kids transition to high school. In 2008, when my older son first attended, the school had an 'alternative' vibe, emphasizing project collaboration & individual presentation skills. Now in college, my son, compared to students from other schools, has a more developed ability to present ideas to a group of people. He attributes it to CAT nurturing and exercising those skills. Internships give junior & senior classes work experience in retail, government & non-profits. Students are responsible for locating & accessing these opportunities. My children took pride in their accomplishments as interns. Being treated as peers in an adult world contributed to their growth as young adults. My younger son feels that the school's cutting edge diminished over time, as CAT became more like a traditional high school. For eight years, I was happy with the school. Our last day, my younger son's graduation day, was a disappointment because of one teacher who had been fired. The reason behind his dismissal was the bizarre behavior exhibited in his classroom. According to one student who provided evidence: -In class he advocated separation of races, teaching that interracial marriage was wrong. -He taught that gays hire African American males in order to emasculate them. -In a Facebook post, he endorsed violence against women, claiming that Ray Rice "did nothing wrong" in beating his girlfriend, an incident captured on video. -He used class time to present positive views of violence against children as a teaching method, recounting, in class, an incident in which he physically struck his own son because his son sang a song that the teacher considered "too white". The school, to their credit, got rid of him immediately after discovering the situation. Members of CAT's 2016 graduating class, however, when challenged by this seduction of racism, misogyny, & homophobia, failed that challenge. Students embraced the intolerance. Two students gave speeches at the graduation ceremony. Both those students paid tribute to this teacher, accompanied by the approving applause of their classmates. The school did go to great lengths, in curriculum, to expose the historical damage done by racism, misogyny & homophobia. I don't fault the school for students' failure to absorb the importance & complexity of the lessons. Does fault lie at the feet of their parents? With the students themselves? I'm torn. The students are good kids. Why would they honor a man who spewed hatred & bragged about cruelly beating his own son because that child did not share the teacher's hatred of other races? His obsessive vilification recalls the Iranian religious clerics' crackdown on Pharrell's song 'Happy' in 2014. I wonder how many of these students will go on to emulate their chosen role model, and beat their own children while feeling justified in doing so, despite the documented psychological damage those beatings cause in children. Years ago, a news report on Egypt included 6-year olds at an anti-Mubarek demonstration. The children shouted and waved signs, wholeheartedly chanting "Mubarak must go". But realistically, the children were too young to understand the meaning behind their actions. Obviously, adults had fed opinions to the children, who exhibited heartfelt enthusiasm geared more toward pleasing the adults who prepped them, rather than any intellectual objection those 6-year olds had with Mubarak's policies. Does it take more than 18 years for children to begin to think critically, rather than parroting the opinions of manipulative adults? Recently, observing an interracial couple on the street, I couldn't help but notice the loving manner in which they regarded each other. I thought about the arrogance of CAT's teacher, a man who had burned through two failed marriages, yet considered himself fit to judge the marriages of interracial couples as wrong, and taught this nonsense in class. I thought about students in his class who happened to be children of interracial marriages, and the message the teacher thoughtlessly delivered to them, that their lives were the result of disparaged unions. Yet members of CAT's class of 2016 held the teacher in great regard, spoke highly of him at graduation and referred to him as a role model. They gave little, if any, thought to fellow students who were children of interracial parents. I'm reminded of what Philip Zimbardo said in 1971: "We all want to believe in our inner power, our sense of personal agency to resist powerful situational forces. For many, that belief is little more than a reassuring illusion of invulnerability."