Quote Originally Posted by Sludge
Here are a couple of ideas guaranteed to get nowhere:

1. Limit the number of students an instructor can certify in a calendar year. This would probably increase the amount of time the instructor spent with each student.

2. Specify a minimum number of dives (for instance, twelve) a student must make after attaining each level before taking the next course. This would eliminate the "Zero to Hero" courses.

Again, guaranteed to get nowhere.
Sludge, This will be a first.

I agree and have stated these two things time and time again.

Of course then again, how could certain instructors make a "decent" living only teaching enough students to make $50K instead of $100K?