New rescue class.
Hello Wakulla
I have a rescue class that started on Saturday, Oct. 21st. My assistant instructor asked if she could teach the classroom portion, I agreed even though this would be her first rescue class teaching students.
I have a great background with this person and she has been teaching a good portion of my pool classes this summer. I’m trying to get her ready to take her ITC (instructor training course) for her instructor certificate.
She is a natural-born teacher so going through scuba levels to get to where she is now has been an amazing journey not only for her but for me as well.
She has overcome a language barrier to be able to teach clearly so people can understand and learn what she is teaching them. She is doing all this while working a fulltime job, and getting ready for her Ph.D. dissertation. I guess I will have to address her as Dr. Scuba when she is finished.
The class started around 9 a.m. with very few breaks. She taught each unit with experience and some great examples of past diving trips and potential issues they posed. The class was very involved with her training experience and they had lots of questions that she answered for them.
The only unit that she asked me to teach was about the laws and liability, and the good Samaritan law.
We ended the class around 3:30 p.m. so everyone could make their way back to Tallahassee to watch the FSU Seminoles beat Duke, Go Noles.
Well, that’s it for today. I will let you know how the open water portion of the rescue class goes on Nov. 4th.
Until next week keep making bubbles.
-Russell Miller #59999