gangrel441:Ok....maybe I am splitting hairs here, but I don't think so...where exactly in the quote below from the standards does it say anything about "mastery?"
All the skills from each module muct be "mastered" prior to advancing to the next module. If you want direct quotes from the standards I'll get them for you but I'd rather you do it yourself.
Who says so?The swim on the CW1 stays on the shallow end of the pool, maintains a single depth,
Buoyancy control isn't mentioned in the CW 1 skillsand is the student's first experience with bouyancy control.
You want mastery demonstrated at that point in time? I agree that students should be getting better training than they genearally are these days, but wouldn't you say you are being a bit on the demanding side there? I don't really care how good of an instructor you might be, if you expect mastery of anything after the first confined water dive, your expectations are way too high.
Again, it is the standards themselves that require mastery of the skills in one module before moving on to the next.