Just finished My OW Instructor Course! Now looking for suggestions to become the best instructor I can
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 04:19 AM
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 05:31 AM
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 05:55 AM
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 06:01 AM
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 07:16 AM
You asked what can make you a better instructor so here is my 2 psi: If you're teaching basic OW, just repeat & drill into their heads the basics -- repetition helps build conditioned responses. And if possible, go a bit beyond buoyancy "concepts" and help students learn exactly what to do there. I've seen so many new C-card divers damage reefs or blowing through their safety stop because they don't have any buoyancy control at all, and don't know they have a problem!
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 08:40 AM
LLDN is correct. Buoyancy control is the biggest thing for a beginner to master.
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 02:58 PM
Congrats Tammy. It must of been the good instructor you have been talking with and going on Black Beards. Yes the other instructor on the ship not me. lol.
Hey there! I forgot you were here! Yes, it had to be that instructor I hung out with & was one of my buddies during the trip.
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 02:59 PM
Congratulations - a fantastic accomplishment. Yes, you're well on your way to being more than an instructor.....you care, and that makes a huge difference!
You asked what can make you a better instructor so here is my 2 psi: If you're teaching basic OW, just repeat & drill into their heads the basics -- repetition helps build conditioned responses. And if possible, go a bit beyond buoyancy "concepts" and help students learn exactly what to do there. I've seen so many new C-card divers damage reefs or blowing through their safety stop because they don't have any buoyancy control at all, and don't know they have a problem!
Thanks, good advice. I guess I'm just excited, but I dooo want to do the best I can for those who learn from me.
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 03:04 PM
Congratulations on a major accomplishment. Interning for a while is the best course. Learn at the heels of as many instructors as you can find. You will see the good and bad quickly and that will aid you in your course of personal development.
LLDN is correct. Buoyancy control is the biggest thing for a beginner to master.
Good advice, I will certainly take it to heart.
As for the first statement,... I agree 110%. It's took me well over a year & a half to get my buoyancy to the point I'm not having to struggle with it. Unfortunately I've had to pretty much figure it out myself.
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Posted 23 October 2008 - 08:44 AM
"For the diligent diver, closed circuit rebreathers are actually safer than open circuit scuba." Tom Mount
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