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Hey, I think it is great that @NetDoc is posing the questions that illicit a discussion. Whether or not there is any type of agreement or people just end up hating each other. I still feel like that is better than just blindly following the advice of an individual. Social consciousness does not...

You have a point and I am big enough to admit when I am wrong. The language I used could have been more constructive and/or politically correct. However, I am not going to apologize for the fact that one of the most important covenants in scuba diving is "diving within your personal limits" and...

What do you mean by this? I agree mostly on what you wrote, we are on the same page that they are trained well and happy. Maybe I was a bit to vague, I do not allow mix gear classes when I am teaching OW, they are all in the exact same SM gear and the same gear that I wear as well. So it seems...

Not to be rude but first you say who cares what someone has on and then say well OW students should stay with the basics until they know what they are doing? Are you talking about the same people or different? As @Patoux01 says above, what is not basic with a BP/W? IMOH, a BP/W would actually be...

@DevonDiver I actually spoke to NAUI last week. They are in the process of unveiling a recreational SM course as a specialty in the Advanced class. However, they will give the option to instructors that if they wanted to teach SM in open water they would be able to. I also found something else...

Yes, I do teach the majority of my open water classes using sidemount. I have seen a dramatic change in the level of competence and confidence teaching always neutral and utilizing a long hose. I am not sure as to why that is with any certainty but hey I am going to keep going with it cause its...

@Neilwood That was indeed one of the most eloquently written responses I have seen on SB. Thank you for seeing the entirety of my point and expanding on it. YES, it does really come down to a personality type and therefore how serious each individual diver is going to take diving. You are not...

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@WrmBluH2O Well I suppose you can mark that one off the list of possibilities, haha. I am out of ideas especially since the other posters have hit all the best theories. Maybe you can chalk it up to the most radical case of Nitrogen Narcosis that follows no rules or any substantiated science...

Firstly, I have been on and off SB for many years, however I felt like due to my age and the length of time that I had been diving, I had nothing worth while to contribute. I have been diving for 14 years and have been an instructor for 7 years, I am 27 years old live in California and beach...

@Neilwood Ok first part, got it, good that you felt like you had a good experience in the class and you were comforted by the instructor and their advice on your shortcomings. I applaud your instructor for doing a thorough job, as it sounds. However, by your own accord you have proven my point...

@WrmBluH2O This is highly unlikely however since it seems your issue may be obscure here we go. When you mentioned you heard the noise, you checked your gauge to see if the needle was moving and it sounds like it wasn't. I ask again, did you watch your gauge while you inhaled and exhaled for...

As a diver, irrelevant that I am an instructor, whenever any of your "spidey senses" go off listen to them. There is a reason that we all were taught to be self sufficient, to a certain degree, and be aware of what is going on with anyone in your group. If you think that the person is blowing...

@TMHeimer Yes the first statement is irrelevant in this case. We are not discussing group vs. private in tec, I am only commenting on the OW class, where the entirety of this post was directed. I am not a PADI instructor so I will not comment on the "mini dive" but PADI made a good move to...

Ok, just so you know when I asked it was not intended to belittle you or make it sound like your view point was stupid. Just purely wanted to know. I completely agree with you that if it is possible to have the family train together then they should. I should have been more specific in my...

@Littlerayray Damn you beat me to it!!! I was in the process of typing the above message when you posted haha.

@sheeper I am not sure if you are being facetious about "Loving" to teach family classes. Most of my students are kids (17 and younger) and many times I have gotten the parents involved as well. It can be a super team when they get along but can turn into an episode of Jerry Springer if they do...

@WarrenZ Completely agree with you that after your initial OW class, taking privates for upper level classes totally make sense. But you have to agree that at that point you are going to be far more self critical because you have experience and a better idea of what you expect yourself to look...

Hey Guys, if you are on here interested in taking a scuba class, congrats on your first step to lifelong fun!! (Yes, I am well aware how cliche that last sentence is but I openly admit I am a nerd.) I was speaking to a group of students that I had (teaching) the other day and one of them posed a...

By no means is this to be misconstrued as a negative statement, Scuba should not be a bucket list activity. What I mean by that is, after the initial class (Open Water), if the instructor has done his/her job correctly, you will fall in love with scuba and continue on for the rest of your life...