Passed

I think both, but they didn't say those exact words, I got thrown to the wolves today

Well Svetlana...being thrown to the wolves first can be a good thing....atleast now you know when and where they bite !!! So bow your neck, shake off the bad karma, and wade back into the fight......YOU CAN DO THIS....you just need to BELIEVE.... No one can do it perfect the first time...no one is EXPECTED to do it perfect the first time. And if theres wolves...I wanna be tossed to them first. It shows me where the rubber meets the road...where I have to work to get to.....and sometimes, I get to teach the wolves that they aren't the only ones with fangs.....

Today was a bunch of ups and downs, we did parallel parking and straight line backing, did ok, except for the last time when I off tracked way to much and had to get that trailer straight, I was really proud of myself, then came shifting and double clutching , since I've never shifted anything in my life I stunk, had a trainer come with me and it made it worse, Geez! there are times I just say the heck with it and want to go home, a different trainer came in and it just clicked, I was a lot smoother with clutching and shifting and braking, at one point my trainer told me "she knows how to drive, she's a natural", that was boost of confidence, I talked to the other guys and gals in my class and we are pretty much the same, we are not perfect. It is getting a lot better though.

Way to go, Svetlana. Enjoy the schooling while you are there; even if you have tough days. Everybody will have tough days. That is why the school lasts as long as it does.

Hang in there girl! I can tell you that every one of us had those days where we wanted to just give up and quit. We tell people this is tough all the time, but that part of the message seems to fall on deaf ears for some reason. It will get better though, you will have some really good days and then every once in a while you'll have a day where you are licking your wounds and just want to go home. The further along you go the easier it will get. Keep it up - we are all pulling for you!

Hey, I forgot something that I meant to say to you. What you are learning right now is basically just the bare minimum skills to be able to get your CDL. This portion of the training doesn't turn you into a truck driver, so don't be too stressed by thinking you're not good enough yet or don't let yourself be overcome with fear that you can't handle this. You can do this! Right now they just want to get you to the point where you can pass the driving portion of the test. You'll neither be smooth or accomplished yet, but you will be able to get your CDL.

Then you will be able to move on to the next phase of learning. This is all done incrementally. You are just taking baby steps right now. I'm not trying to minimize anything you are accomplishing now, I know it all seems huge, and it really is. Just want you to realize that you are not expected to be an expert anytime soon. Everyone, including the people who will be testing you on the driving knows this, they just want to see that you have a grasp of the basic skills and understanding of how to safely operate a commercial vehicle. Keep working hard and taking the advice of your instructors. You will get there!

Thanks Old School, I have to put it in my head they don't want it perfect, I got to remember that. I love driving that truck, there was a point that I was going around that course with few problems and it just felt so right, I'm too hard on myself. I will try to remember that for this coming week. Thanks to all of ya'll for the support.