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From: <gmiiii@in*.co*>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:44:27 -0700
Subject: Re: class w/ JJ
To: Todd Leonard <toddl@in*.co*>

 Todd, I bet my life on this guy fifty times per year, and have been diving
with 
him for six years. I know he is the best, I know exactly how good he really is, 
and I know he will give you his best effort. 

 I taught a couple of guys to cave dive, and just told them rule number one and 
took them diving. JJ does a little more than that, as you found out. - G

On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Todd Leonard <toddl@in*.co*> wrote:
>You are so right to recommend JJ to the lists.  I took Intro with him 
>last week, and it was simply fantastic.  He's one hell of an instructor, 
>and a nice guy to boot.  What I appreciated most was that it's absolutely 
>clear he actually understands what he is saying, and not merely parroting 
>things he's heard -- he takes the time to explain why he suggests a given 
>approach, and why it is better than some other possible alternative.  
>This manifests itself in ways as simple as the math problems -- he carries
>the units through (at least for demonstration purposes), which anybody 
>with a background in math will recognize as one of the signs he is not 
>simply plugging figures into some equation he's memorized and hoping it 
>turns out all right.
>
>Anyway, thanks.  Without the recommendations of you and others I would
>have taken this class from someone else, which would not have been as 
>much fun, as educational, or as humbling.
>
>- Todd
>
>

George M. Irvine III
DIR WKPP
1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-493-6655 FAX 6698
Email gmiiii@in*.co*

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