Barnaby'sDad
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One final thought--does everyone realize that 10-year olds can be certified by almost all agencies? That means that the course materiais are written at the 5th grade level. That means that the required skills can be and are mastered by 10-year olds. If you have a high failure rate teaching primarily adults a course that can be mastered by a 10-year old, I would say you are a piss-poor instructor.
The point that myself and others are getting at is that a percentage of adults give up on something the moment they meet resistance. Period. Ex. They feel discomfort with the mask removal drill, they hit a psychological brick wall, and they’ve essentially tapped out.
What percentage of students that are told that they require remedial training either decline to do so on the spot (didn’t budget enough time for extra training days) or simply never get back in touch in a timely manner to complete remedial training? I know the latter isn’t an infrequent thing from talking with instructors.
Your position...while I get it...doesn’t account for the lazy adult that decided that the activity in question requires more effort than they’re willing to expend.
From talking with instructors...those are the bulk of people that failed to complete the OW course...people that were unwilling to put in the effort to get past one hurdle or another...whether it was a mental barrier (mask removal at depth) or a capability barrier (not a swimmer or a weak swimmer).