It was just as you described. I learned to shoot straight the first shot, my brother learned to walk rounds over.
And when my 10 year old shot the 22 for the first time last month, when she learned she could shoot a lot of shots quickly, she asked for the 30 round magazine.
But I went for the semi-auto anyways, mostly because I wanted the semi-auto and I found the Ruger 10/22 cheaper than the bolt-actions that seemed comparable.
Now I just need to teach my girls a little self-control...
I wish you the very, very best of luck with that. Seriously.