So the wife and I went to nitrox class last night and I was amazed at how many people can't follow instructions....
When we got our books/dvd we were told to watch/read them and complete the reviews/quizes in each section in time for class. This would sound simple enough for most people, yet in our class of 8 or 9 (one was already certified) only 3-maybe 4 of us had actually done the work. I don't mind if you don't feel like doing work- but don't show up to class and waste my time. We spent 2 1/2 hours of class time basically completing the review questions one at a time so people who didn't do their work could figure out the problems and write down answers.
I was under the assumption you did that at home, and came to class... umm... prepared??? I understand if you don't follow the tables and need extra assistance or maybe a few practice problems- but when you come to class without any (seemingly) previous exposure to the information it is amazing to me.
I'm not sure whether to feel bad for the instructor who has to deal with these people, or be upset he let them stay in a class for which they obviously were unprepared for and waste other peoples time?
And it's worth mentioning our class is two nights of classroom- no more dives for nitrox class- from 6-10pm. Class finished early-about an hour- as people in the group needed time to go practice the tables!? Perhaps they missed the practice problems in the book or the 1 1/2 hours we spent going over the tables....
And I'm more than happy to spend all 4 hours both days covering material- even using that time to help people who have tried the problems and need some help (we've all been there), but when you show up to class with a blank review and you don't have at least a concept of how to use an RDP, that is where the sympathy ends.
Thanks for letting me vent.
When we got our books/dvd we were told to watch/read them and complete the reviews/quizes in each section in time for class. This would sound simple enough for most people, yet in our class of 8 or 9 (one was already certified) only 3-maybe 4 of us had actually done the work. I don't mind if you don't feel like doing work- but don't show up to class and waste my time. We spent 2 1/2 hours of class time basically completing the review questions one at a time so people who didn't do their work could figure out the problems and write down answers.
I was under the assumption you did that at home, and came to class... umm... prepared??? I understand if you don't follow the tables and need extra assistance or maybe a few practice problems- but when you come to class without any (seemingly) previous exposure to the information it is amazing to me.
I'm not sure whether to feel bad for the instructor who has to deal with these people, or be upset he let them stay in a class for which they obviously were unprepared for and waste other peoples time?
And it's worth mentioning our class is two nights of classroom- no more dives for nitrox class- from 6-10pm. Class finished early-about an hour- as people in the group needed time to go practice the tables!? Perhaps they missed the practice problems in the book or the 1 1/2 hours we spent going over the tables....
And I'm more than happy to spend all 4 hours both days covering material- even using that time to help people who have tried the problems and need some help (we've all been there), but when you show up to class with a blank review and you don't have at least a concept of how to use an RDP, that is where the sympathy ends.
Thanks for letting me vent.