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- From: awright@gssec.bt.co.uk (Alan Wright)
- Newsgroups: rec.scuba
- Subject: Re: getting started-selecting instructors
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.105452.20310@gssec.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 10:54:52 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.175628.27012@smos.com> <1993Jan26.131311.11874@gssec.bt.co.uk> <15832@nntp.rand.org>
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- In article <15832@nntp.rand.org>,
- Karl_Schutz@rand.ORG (Karl Schutz) writes:
- |>
- |> ...
- |>
- |> I agree wholeheartedly that the above is part of the equation in assessing
- |> whether an instructor is right for you; however, even with proper qualifications,
- |> how does a potential student know whether an instructor follows the teaching
- |> standards outline by the certifying agency? How does the student know the 3-step
- |> procedure above is the proper course of action.
- |>
- |> [Example deleted]
- |>
- |> So where does that leave us? Can ONLY an experienced diver assess a *good
- |> instructor*? No, for the reasons Mr. Wright states above. Can a non-diver
- |> assess a *good instructor*. No (well maybe no), because of pitfalls akin to that
- |> exemplified above. Both reputation/recommendations within/from the diving
- |> community and the non-diver's personal assessment of an instructor's character
- |> contribute to identifying *good instructors*.
- |>
- |> Karl F. Schutz
-
- Agreed.
-
- Obviously if an instructor (in any discipline, not just diving) has a good
- reputation/been recommended then your confidence in them is immediately
- increased.
-
- However, I was not implying that a non-diver can assess a good instructor.
- IMHO the student who has no knowledge of a subject and has not done any
- background study can do no more than trust the instructor to do his job
- properly (given the previous stuff about being comfortable). This is why
- people should investigate a new subject before getting involved. I always
- encourage people to do this - read a few books and magazines, and talk to
- different people about it.
-
- -- Alan
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- awright@gssec.bt.co.uk (Alan Wright)
- BT, Software Engineering Centre, Glasgow, UK
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