Learning by being thrown in the deep end?

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what do you think about when people throwing a kid or someone into the deep end of the pool so they can learn to swim

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago | pl

    Normally, I'm in favor of that way of teaching for most people, but I do not think it the best way to go about teaching someone to swim.
    I feel it is extremely important for those wishing to learn to swim to have no fear of the water, as fear instills panic and panic in the water is certain death.
    I've taught many to swim and I always start with showing them that no matter what is happening, if they just roll over on their back, float, relax and breath, they will be just fine. I also teach everyone that they can open their eyes underwater (pool or ocean) and see what's going on to some degree, lessening the fear factor greatly.

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    • derpyderp
      8 years ago | pl

      I think having NO fear is not necessarily a good thing.

      A HEALTHY amount of fear & respect for something potentially deadly & so much more powerful than yourself can be a good thing as long as it does not affect your ability to think clearly.

      I teach everyone that when using what can be dangerous tools & machinery at work.

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      • thegypsysailor
        8 years ago | pl

        Regard, respect or attention are certainly helpful, but not fear. Fear petrifies most people and can often race out of control, which is NOT conducive to reasonable thought or action.

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  • Ellenna
    8 years ago | pl

    It didn't work with me, made me more afraid of the water and I still can't swim properly

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago | pl

    its a fuckin pool it aint like yallre throwin yalls kid over niagra falls

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  • BennyTheBunny
    8 years ago | pl

    I go to the deep enda dat pussy guuuuurl

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  • isitnormaldf
    8 years ago | pl

    My step mom would throw my little sister in the deep end when she was bad bc she was scared even that she could swim. She'd only throw her if she's being mean to me or my brother

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