Mark Garneau's Page

"The Red Cross should figure out that it is not worth spending all kinds of money becoming a WSI vs LGI, when you are going to make a lot less teaching 5 year olds.  If you want to keep your WSI submit 1 course record every 2 years. To keep…"

"We just had our 4th child (3 months old).  She has figured out how to quietly and discreetly feed them all every where we go.  There are plenty of ways of doing it.  My wife has a super big apron that covers the whole feeding. …"

"Or they do not need you to work for them - I have had that situation.  I also had a situation where a Div I swimmer blacked out during a team workout. This is a very difficult problem -- I've been working on it for a while here at my…"

"Great Discussion Topic -- I just logged on and was going to start one myself. A fellow University has the smaller Jet Max and they like it.  My only concern is with the multiple motors -- one goes out they all go out (I had the gemini). My one…"

"I met this girl at an Aquatic School (I was teaching at), started talking, visiting each other (I worked at a school in another state).  The school she was a Head Lifeguard at wanted to create an Aquatic Dir position.  I helped them figure…"

"Portable lifts -- has anyone tried moving a portable lift?  How about moving one with a cane?   We understand what they are trying to do -- but without doubt they will be making many pools less accessible (pools closing) than…"

"So the new "Surveillance Activity" are a huge waste of time. I'm skipping the videos from now on and just putting the class into rotation with my real guards and having the guards telling them what they see. My whole class agreed…"

"OK....so if you are on Facebook, the American Red Cross Instructors group is having some good conversation on the new LG materials....do a search for the group, request to join, get in on the conversation."

"There are pros and cons but the bigger story has little to do with the swim lesson fees. Look at the entire email -- there is a little "*" after the swim lesson fee chart (I pasted it below).  The ARC should have made this policy from…"

"All the new LGT R.12 materials (Participant/Instructor Manual, Course Presentations, Videos, etc.) have been released on the Instructors Corner.  Please continue to comment as we all get acquainted with the material."

"It's in Saba. I just finished the update and I'm printing my materials now. I like some of it, some of it will take some time to get used to. I appreciate the free materials, though my printer might not. "

"We've been told that it would be out at the first of February. Tune in the webcast on Wednesday & I'm sure they'll have an update. Mark provided the link in an earlier post."

"So no one knows when it's actually coming out? "

"I understand that this isn't the final draft, but so far.... uh.....eh.....hmmm.   I guess a few of the things that I'm disappointed in are: Same super-long in-water backboarding process (minus head-chin splint) Backboarding on…"

"Here is the email I received weeks ago -- this should have been sent to everyone and posted everywhere: https://us.reg.meeting-stream.com/thestaywellcompany_020112/ Let me know if anyone needs help."