Stepdaughter learning how to drive a 4 speed

We too-had an old school bus driver that would grind the gears on the old International bus. One day he pulled so hard, that he broke the shifter off. He finished the bus route out with a big Vice-Grips.
Let's see if I can remember some common taunts from my youth for new or inept manual trans drivers... including one of our bus drivers who would take both hands off the steering wheel and force the bus into second gear.

A shiny gear's a happy gear!

Grind 'em 'til you find 'em!