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Re:I might not like this
I worked at one shop, for about 9 days, that did a PADI CD-ROM class.
THey had the students take the CD home, do all of the lecture and quizzes on their computer and then bring in the printed tests. THe instructor spent about an hour going over their wrong answers and that was it. THey then went into the pool for one 3 hour marathon session- with no wetsuits. THe next weekend they showed up for openwater training. I wasn't filled in on all the details of that shop when I started there, and not just about their openwater courses, but the first openwater check-out dives I did left me wondering why the students were so ill-prepared for their dives. Later on I found out about the single pool session and realized what the problem was. THey did offer the cheapest price in town for their classes. After a very tense instructor meeting with the rest of the staff, where I found out a lot of other scary details, I quit. When I started diving the courses met once a week for 8-10 weeks and we didn't even see a scuba tank until week 4. I wouldn't want to go back to those days, but some of these courses are getting ridiculous. You can do a weekend format, Like Cpt. Dean did, if you give people wetsuits to wear in the pool and break up the day in a sane manor- like only a couple of hours in the pool with individual instruction. I know it works because I also used to teach at the shop where he was certified. Sorry to hear about your experience, but you probably went with the cheapest course and you often get what you pay for. Jon
"Ignorance begets confidence more often than does knowledge." -Charles Darwin
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I might not like this - by RV6Pilot - 02-22-2004, 08:01 AM
Follow up and question - by RV6Pilot - 03-01-2004, 12:21 PM
Re:Follow up and question - by gp - 03-01-2004, 12:29 PM
Re:I might not like this - by jasondbaker - 03-01-2004, 04:54 PM
Re:I might not like this - by freedivernd - 03-01-2004, 07:34 PM
Re:I might not like this - by DiveCaptDean - 03-01-2004, 07:44 PM
Re:I might not like this - by wtdrm - 03-01-2004, 08:54 PM
Re:I might not like this - by scubadog76 - 03-07-2004, 09:53 PM
Re:I might not like this - by FMT - 03-10-2004, 07:08 AM
Re:I might not like this - by Freedive WI - 03-10-2004, 07:59 AM
Re:I might not like this - by DiveCaptDean - 03-10-2004, 03:30 PM
Re:I might not like this - by Chadwick - 03-11-2004, 01:11 PM
Re:I might not like this - by MNLakeDiver - 03-11-2004, 03:32 PM
Re:I might not like this - by Freedive WI - 03-11-2004, 04:04 PM
Re:I might not like this - by jasondbaker - 03-11-2004, 06:55 PM
Re:I might not like this - by Chadwick - 03-12-2004, 07:43 AM
Re:I might not like this - by DiveCaptDean - 03-13-2004, 08:55 PM
Re:I might not like this - by gp - 02-22-2004, 09:09 AM
Re:I might not like this - by RV6Pilot - 02-22-2004, 09:45 AM
Re:I might not like this - by MNLakeDiver - 02-22-2004, 10:25 AM
Re:I might not like this - by Dirk Diggler - 02-22-2004, 10:46 AM
Re:I might not like this - by jasondbaker - 02-22-2004, 04:29 PM
Re:I might not like this - by DiveCaptDean - 02-22-2004, 10:17 PM
Re:I might not like this - by Brian27 - 02-23-2004, 08:12 AM
Re:I might not like this - by Freedive WI - 02-23-2004, 09:15 AM
Re:I might not like this - by lrmoll - 02-23-2004, 08:47 PM
Re:I might not like this - by RV6Pilot - 02-24-2004, 08:23 AM
Re:I might not like this - by gp - 02-24-2004, 09:07 AM
Re:I might not like this - by tcjtn0 - 02-24-2004, 11:01 AM
Re:I might not like this - by DiveCaptDean - 02-24-2004, 07:37 PM
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