"Great Instructor" Selection Criteria

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How about "will you give up on me if I take forever to learn"

How much time are they willing to give to you.
 
Dive-aholic:
...Some people can gain a lot of experience in a relatively short period of time. I've seen instructors fresh out of the IE that do a much better job than instructors who have been around the block a few times. Maybe it's the fresh perspective or the newness or motivation that comes with being a new instructor. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.
I agree and know there are exceptions to my rule, but I was taking it from the perspective of a "know nothing, off-the-street OW prospective student" in that instance If I knew nothing else, I'd take the experienced instructor over the newly minted less-experienced instructor. Using a more thorough approach such as Walter's could certainly change my mind. I also said a NEW "Zero to Hero", since you can be an instructor with only 100 dives, it's definitely something to be considered.

OH and I got ya beat I had 5 OW instructors!

-Garrett
 
It's a case by case basis. You also have to consider the type of experience. One of my past instructors had about 550 dives over 10 years (55/yr), almost all in the Sea of Cortez plus an annual exotic trip. Another instructor logged over 300 dives a year, 250+ in the same quarry weekend after weekend. I didn't know this until after the class when signing log books.

Do I hear 6? :D
 

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