I tried early on to teach my wife how to drive stick.
Hopeless.
Out in a deserted parking lot, first gear, pull back and down, Fuel, let out the clutch slow.....finally got that sorted.
Now, palm on the shift ball, rev it up in first, clutch down, push up on the ball, you'll feel it drop through neutral....got it.
Everything good. Go out on the main street, she grabs the shift ball, holds it back towards her while coming out of first, and at 25MPH tries to go into reverse.
Cheaper to have a second car with an automatic than to keep rebuilding transmissions.