Jack, Just wondering - do you teach? Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Farmer" <jack@we*.th*.co*> To: <DIVENTRIPS@ao*.co*>; "Michael Hobson" <mhobson@pa*.ne*>; "Mike Diamond, D.C." <diamondsc@ea*.ne*>; "Sally Hooper" <sallyhpr@ea*.ne*>; "William Anzueto" <willanz@em*.ms*.co*> Cc: <aldo.solari@ho*.se*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: Re: a (swedish) PADI school/an example > Like the TRUTH or NOT, It's the AGENCY that clears these TWITS to teach to begin > with. Yes it's the instructor BUT who qualifies them and ok's them to begin with > is the point being missed it's the AGENCY to start with. > > DIVENTRIPS@ao*.co* wrote: > > > Aldo, > > Sorry to hear about your bad experience getting certified. But realize it > > isn't the training agency that made the mistakes during your course. It was > > the instructor. Every agency has poor instructors, just ask the guys on this > > list, I am sure they can name a lot of them for you. > > > > My suggestion for continuing your diving education, don't worry so much about > > the agency, worry about how good the instructor is. Get referrals from the > > store or instructor of past students. Give them a call and ask them about his > > quality of instruction. If they refuse to give you the referrals, move on to > > someone else. > > > > Remember, the training agencies turn out lots of instructors, unfortunately, > > there are a few bad ones. Don't let your experience sour you on diving! It is > > a great sport with lots of cool people! > > > > Take care, > > Gene Battaglia > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > You Don't HAVE to be NUTS to be a SysAdmin./WebMaster. BUT it Helps! > http://www.thecrusaderbbs.com > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > GAT dpu s+: a++ C UL++++ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o-- K w O M- V-- > PS PE Y PGP- t-- 5 X- R- tv+ b++ DI++++ D G- e h--- r+++ z+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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