Originally Posted by Goldwing
23 year old daughter learned on my 2002 Vue.
19 year old son learned on his 2007 Crossfire (but had driven my Audi A6 and roadster).
17 year old daughter learned on her 2003 Audi A4 MT6 (but had driven my Audi A6).
You got away easy with the abuse they gave you. I put up with crying, stalling (especially when I found a steep driveway and attempted to teach the youngest to start on a hill), yelling, etc.
But all three are very competent drivers and none of them would trade their standard for an automatic ever. They consider it a badge of honor that they can drive what most of their friends cannot. And many times my oldest was the designated driver because she was the only one who could drive a stick.