I don't see that she was cut down. I took the post in the same way pt40fathoms took it and I think in the manner which the author intended--a straight forward matter of fact statement of his thoughts on the subject. Nothing more, nothing less.
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pt40fathoms:If I may be so bold as to respond to this post.
If a young person wishes to engage in a conversation that is primarily conducted by adults, then that young person should be treated as an adult. That includes having flaws and errors pointed out, as well as statements such as was made by this young person, responded to as if an adult had made them. To treat them as a child by either ignoring them or heaping false praise would be disingenuous and disrespectful.
I would hope that the parent who had allowed their young one to post, used this as a lesson in temperance of word and humility in action.
Glennj was completely correct in what was pointed out, and it was done in a very dispassionate matter of fact manner, which from all appearances is in contrast to your more personal natured post.
Bretagne:Verrerie,
I see that you are living in Bretagne. It is a great place for diving. But I suppose that you know that there are diving laws in france, and that if you use the services of a club or commercial structure, the qualification of the qualified parent are requested to be relatively high? (French N4 or BEES1, foreign CMAS P***, some other possibilities but PADI qualifications are unfortunately not recognised, nevertheless it would be DM minimum if law changes). And this, up to 18.
Wydoin:Hello all, I have a question I really need help with. My daughter will be 11 in March and was considering getting her into a OW class. A PADI instuctor told me they teach kids at 10 yrs. old. Now to give yo a brief description of my daughter; she is VERY inquisitive about my diving and dive gear. In our home pool she has begged me to try out the gear and breathe off of the regulators. She can also snorkel very well. At the end of Aug I was diving Ginnie springs In Fla. (GREAT DIVE !!) After I had went down to a depth of a bout 20-25 feet I was checking my gear before continuing the dive and the little brat snorkeled down and poked me in the head. Scared the Stuff out of me :11: . She was hanging above me smiling and waving. It would be great to have someone in the family to dive with especially her (I delivered her :07; but I just wondered if she could really do it? I would hate to spend the $200+ to get her hopes up and then she fails. She really wants to do it BAD!!!The PADI instructor also said that they have had great experience with that age. I just don't know :06: Has anyone here had any experiences with teaching kids this young. How do they do with the tables?? PADI instructor says that they can go to 60 feet with adult diver. Her b-day is in March and it would be a present from me. Just having second thoughts. Was going to get her into a indoor/pool this winter to get her ready for the swim test and all. If you think she can do it I have the perfect place to get her certified. It is called Lake Rawlings in Va. VERY clear FRESH water. Need your help gang :06:
WYDOIN
I agree with you that it is stupid and politically motivated. It is slowly changing (for example, there are simplifications to get a qualification under one system is you are already qualified with the other system) but not fast enough to my taste.pt40fathoms:It never fails to amaze me how politicians and bureaucrats tend to mess up just about anything they get involved in. The non-recognition of PADI qualifications is purely politically motivated. Its a sad shame really, I would have liked to have visited France and do a little diving there. However, in the eyes of the local authorities, I am not qualified or I have to prove to them that I am. Neither sits well with me, so I will just have to visit England instead.
Sorry for being a little off topic at first here, just a little rant is all it is.
amazingbiologirl:let her dive!! im 15 and im in the process of gettin my certification!! my best friend is 15 too and he just got his and he loves it! it teaches kids a lot of responsibility at a young age! and its so fun! just make sure shes safe and itll be all good!! good luck!