It's easier than you think if you learn what driving standard means. So here it is, just stick with me:All your engine does is spin a plate, that's its only job. The plate is called a flywheel. The clutch, grabs, and lets go of the flywheel as you lift up and push down on the clutch pedal respectively. The clutch is directly connected to the transmission which has the various gears in it that are directly connected to the wheels. SO, if you're wheels aren't turning and you're not in neutral gear, then that forces your clutch to stop rotating. If the clutch is grabbing the flywheel (ie your foot not pressing the clutch down) then it forces your engine to stop.....and hence that's how you stall the car.Whenever you want to change gears, you need to release the engine pressure from the gears, so what do you do?? Press in the clutch to disengage it from the flywheel. Change the gear on your shifter knob, and then reengage the clutch by letting off the clutch pedal. The transmission will let you shift from any gear to any other gear, You need to learn what gear you should be in for certain speeds you're moving.The details are HOW quickly or slowly you press or let off the clutch pedal along with giving or letting off on the gas. If you lift off the clutch pedal too quickly, it sends a jolt through the system, and possibly stall the car because you dont give it enough gas...too slowly and too much gas and the clutch slips against the flywheel because there's not enough clamping force. This is where it takes practice, and where you get frustrated.Keep at it. I bought a car without knowing how to drive standard and drove it off the lot. I was good to go in 1 week.These are basic rules. Once you get better, you start to understand the concept of what the syncronizers do, and how double clutching will allow you to shift from higher gears to lower ones without much effort or jolting of the car.Good luck.