I was having a casual dinner with my regular diving group. One of the friend seemed to be in the mood to point herself as a very experienced diver, since she has been officially a DM for a few months.
As a person who dives with her many many times before, I could say she is a good diver, but she has noticeable flaws and mistakes too, acceptable but it made me quite uncomfortable that she thinks she has become flawless as her experience and confidence grow.
Put aside the over-confidence, she shared this story, an OW student unable to clear his mask from time to time or with great difficulties and kept bolting up to the surface. Anyway, although she was not the one who made the decision, she told the guy that he was not cut to be a diver. Period.
I hope to hear from any of you who teaches, or who knows or have the same experience before, is that judgement true? That he is not suitable to be a diver?
Because in my personal opinion, one can have great difficulties practising skill in OW but it doesn't mean that their diving hobby is a dream. If they are persistent and put enough effort to overcome their difficulties, they can master those skills, they can overcome their fear, and somehow they can become a good divers too. (I heard Einstein failed in Math before). I just don't entertained by the idea that she might crush someone dream instead of helping him to solve the problems.
But in fact, I don't really know, at my level of experience, I never teach and I don't know any similar case. I still hope my belief is correct?
As a person who dives with her many many times before, I could say she is a good diver, but she has noticeable flaws and mistakes too, acceptable but it made me quite uncomfortable that she thinks she has become flawless as her experience and confidence grow.
Put aside the over-confidence, she shared this story, an OW student unable to clear his mask from time to time or with great difficulties and kept bolting up to the surface. Anyway, although she was not the one who made the decision, she told the guy that he was not cut to be a diver. Period.
I hope to hear from any of you who teaches, or who knows or have the same experience before, is that judgement true? That he is not suitable to be a diver?
Because in my personal opinion, one can have great difficulties practising skill in OW but it doesn't mean that their diving hobby is a dream. If they are persistent and put enough effort to overcome their difficulties, they can master those skills, they can overcome their fear, and somehow they can become a good divers too. (I heard Einstein failed in Math before). I just don't entertained by the idea that she might crush someone dream instead of helping him to solve the problems.
But in fact, I don't really know, at my level of experience, I never teach and I don't know any similar case. I still hope my belief is correct?