Potapko
Contributor
I have enjoyed reading these posts and so now, here is my 2 cents. Being a new diver with only 30 dives including certifications I cannot speak from experience about diving but perhaps can add a little experience from life. I'm an old man at 43. I posted on another thread how bad my Owlasses were. I did not post that to blame my shortcomings on my instructor. Rather only to express a little humor and read of others experiences with the same type.
Taking the OWD course did not "teach" me how to dive. It introduced me to the necessary skills needed to dive. Going to 12 years of school+6 at university did not "teach" me how to do my job, be a parent, a friend, and so on. The time spent there was supposed to teach me how to learn. In school we were introduced to facts. In the beginner scuba classes I was taught facts and introduced to new skills and given the opportunity to try them out in a "safe" environment. I could learn the facts from the book, jump in a pool and try it, and still not be a diver. The training (imo) gave me the C card so i could start diving. Get the tank filled as someone put it. Now I can get out with experienced divers, or on my own in the pool or some other controlled environment, and learn how to dive. The class was the introduction, the learning takes place every time I get in the water.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate being able to read the experiences of you far more highly skilled divers on these pages. Why? It shows me what I need to learn. It tells me where I am lacking. Thanks for sharing your hard earned wisdom with us "newbies"
Just my personal ramblings,
Taking the OWD course did not "teach" me how to dive. It introduced me to the necessary skills needed to dive. Going to 12 years of school+6 at university did not "teach" me how to do my job, be a parent, a friend, and so on. The time spent there was supposed to teach me how to learn. In school we were introduced to facts. In the beginner scuba classes I was taught facts and introduced to new skills and given the opportunity to try them out in a "safe" environment. I could learn the facts from the book, jump in a pool and try it, and still not be a diver. The training (imo) gave me the C card so i could start diving. Get the tank filled as someone put it. Now I can get out with experienced divers, or on my own in the pool or some other controlled environment, and learn how to dive. The class was the introduction, the learning takes place every time I get in the water.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate being able to read the experiences of you far more highly skilled divers on these pages. Why? It shows me what I need to learn. It tells me where I am lacking. Thanks for sharing your hard earned wisdom with us "newbies"
Just my personal ramblings,