Addicted2H2O
Contributor
If you enjoy teaching and being a role model doing something you love then being a DM might actually be a great idea for you. But if you're looking for it to help you hone your skills better and make you a better diver for your daughter, like I said there are other avenues for that. Not trying to discourage you from becoming a DM by any means. I love doing it myself and much for the same reason you mentioned. Not so much teaching, but rather mentoring and setting an example. Its kinda of a nice feeling when students will come to me to ask questions before they will the instructor because I'm not the big bad, mean, scary instructor. And of course it's nice, too, when you walk away from an OW weekend at the lake with a little bit of money in your pocket from tips. When you factor in fuel costs, food, etc. for two weekends in a row (that's what is it for me...1st weekend in the pool 2nd at the lake), plus I usually buy donuts for the class both weekends, I rarely really make any profit from it. But if I can do it and break even, hey, it's a couple of weekends of free diving and enjoying the comradery that comes along with it. And once you hone your basic skills to acceptable demonstration levels, you'll start finding easier ways to do things and start becoming more comfortable and confident in your abilities.I do really like teaching something that I enjoy to other people, so even the idea of assisting with Open Water courses is appealing to me. I do find that I learn a lot by teaching.