Ed wrote :

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>This last class I helped with, a class of 6, had 2
>eleven year old boys in it. In both cases the Dad was
>a certified diver & wanted sonny boy to dive with.
<snip>
>The other one panicked on his first dive, only made it
>2 feet under water. I had to drag him back to shore,
>whimpering & blubbering.
>At Dad's insistence he went out for the 2nd dive, with
>an AI holding his hand the whole dive. He did pass the
>minimum standards & was certified. <shudder>

  Sheeeesh, I hope that I don't get to read about them in a future issue of
Rodale's "Lessons For Life" column.
Out of curiosity - I mean how did the kid pass if an AI had been holding
his hand the whole dive ? Didn't the instructor have the option to 'fail'
him ? I mean if <knock on wood> the kid died on his first dive there's a
big change that he'll get sued.


- Angelo