I am puzzled on how to deal with this. Earlier on, it was revealed that you somehow got through a divemaster certification without having to learn to use the manual. (WHen you were certified, there was a required exam on that.) You were then corrected on inaccurate statements. Yo were specifically told the definition of "mastery."
So how do I respond to the fact that you have made two statements within a couple of posts that you know are completely false?
I am searching for your motivation. My best guess is that you are trying to curry favor from the anti-PADI crowd. Is that on the mark, or is there some other reason you are deliberately misrepresenting the truth?
I took the DM course in '09 and the 8 twenty question tests on the various sections, my total average mark was 94% (I missed 10 of the 160 questions on the "old course" tests). I don't recall a test being required on the manual, but it's been 9 years--there may have been, but then I must've done quite well on it.
I was specifically told the definition of mastery. I responded that much of the wording used to define mastery--well, they're not words I normally equate to mastery. I am not anti-PADI. Nor do I agree with everything PADI. Years ago on the Going Pro forum I put forth several thoughts on how I think the DM "watermanship/stamina" tests could be improved.
I personally disagree that there are levels of mastery. This is not a disagreement with PADI, it was in response to a post. Yes, there are the greatest violinists in the world--and there are lesser players who have mastered the instrument for all intents and purposes. Just mastering all the major scales may be called some level of mastery by some, but the violin has not been mastered.
It's a wording thing--as I said, "reasonably comfortable" doesn't equal mastered--to ME. "Repeatable"--I agree with--IF the skill is in fact repeated, and hopefully more than once. In my 4 years I witnessed students doing the skills once only and passing--this was the case maybe 95% of the time. Now, one can blame PADI's wording, blame our shop/instructors (all 16 or so of them), or figure it's just the way it is. Here, at least. I don't think we are alone. Of course, one could also say that the one time the student did the skill was so great that it met the standards you mentioned that all PADI instructors are trained during the IDC to recognize. I don't know about that.
You are saying the 2 quotes of mine you replied to are completely false----
The first one about comparing another idea of mastery to a being graded after one successful go through--is a comment on what I have personally seen all the time. It is not false or true. It is a comparison of definitions of mastery. There was a whole thread on that.
The second one about agreeing with someone else's course and definition of mastery is my OPINION. So, I'm sure you know it cannot be "completely false". If it's different from PADI's definition, it's different. So be it.
I have been out of DMing for 3 years. I learned a lot through PADI and agree with most of it. I admit I didn't know all the Standards back & forth, but was very clear on what I had to do as a DM. I've always admired your knowledge of all the Standards and that you are always up to date. Sometimes it does come across that you completely agree with everything the agency says. I would assume that is not true.