Beyond Blowing Bubbles: How Instructors Can Be The Missing Link – Alex Brylske

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In my column last month, I discussed an issue I term the “Great Disconnect.” It describes the gap between why people are motivated to become scuba divers – to explore a unique environment – and the lack of knowledge among instructors regarding that environment. This leads most instructors to give short shrift to the very reason people are drawn to diving. The result is that most entry-level training focuses heavily on how to dive, with relatively little attention given to why… Click here to read the full article!