throwaway999
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A friend of mine is doing their PADI OW training right now and isn't having a great time. We've discussed what's going on and I'm pretty shocked and disappointed. I remember my OW instructors being so good that we opted to do the open water dives in frigid water with our instructors, rather than finish in warm clear water on vacation. I was hoping my friend would have the same experience but that doesn't seem to be the case.
My friend is a school teacher so they have experience with teaching and communicating lessons, which is an important point when it comes to the discussion.
The non specific issues at hand:
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My friend is a school teacher so they have experience with teaching and communicating lessons, which is an important point when it comes to the discussion.
The non specific issues at hand:
- condescending attitude
- failure to explain skills to be performed before diving (confined water dives), multiple times
- talking bad about other divers known to us that don't agree with the instructors thinking
- provably false information about gear (minor but really weird)
- talking bad about previous students
- failure to keep agreed upon schedule
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