Joe Hamilton
Hi, I’ve been teaching driver education for over 19 years. Once I graduated from USM in 2007 I went to work for my father, Bruce Hamilton, at our Kennebunk location. I figured I would give it a shot and here we are over 19 years later with another location. Previously to drivers ed I worked in golf administration, running junior golf tournaments throughout the state. I loved working with kids and still do! It didn’t take me long to realize that this was my calling. I get a true feeling of accomplishment in seeing my students improve from their first lessons all the way through to getting their permit.
My philosophy is to make sure the student is comfortable in the car! I NEVER yell at my students and I have been told I have a huge amount of patience. A new driver is nervous enough as it is. My job is to make them as comfortable as possible so that they can learn as much as possible. In the classroom I make sure to keep things fun. Many times my students have been sitting in school all day and then they come for three more hours of class with me. It’s really important to make sure things don’t get boring because if it’s boring the students aren’t going to learn it.