| Maybe I'm wrong, if so please disregard my last, but I thought she was just looking for some different ideas of kind of what was out there. So I pitched out some stuff.
You are correct, course definition and "level" is very subjective. That's why most instructors require you to start at their level 1 and work through the whole program. This is also why it is critical that you try different instructors. More than just for the sheer technique differences, there is a different orientaion to each instructor colored by their background and training pedigree.
As far as who's idea is best? Your's is the only one that matters. Everyone learns differently, progresses at different pace, retains and organizes information in a different way. Sure you will find some instructors you just click with, and things make sense, others might as well be speaking Hindi. That's just a compatability issue between their teaching styles and your learning styles. Having said that, I have always said (those who know me would attest to this) I take something away from every class I take, no matter how bad the instructor, and there is something I discard from every class, no matter how good the instructor.
The issue of are you ready for someone else's advanced class? If you've taken 1 basic course from instructor X, you're probably not ready to pony up to instructor Y's advanced level (there are exceptions to this when the instructors know each other and share common training practices). But if you've got 2 or 3 courses under your belt over a range of skill sets, it's probably a faily safe bet that you're ready for the "200" level courses most anywhere. Likewise, once you've secured a few of the more advanced classes, you'll probably be accepted in any of the "300" level courses. Now the 400 level stuff, that'll only come when you've sampled enough of the high level instructors that you're name is out there and around as a solid student. Then again, you probably wouldn't gain enough to justify the cost until you had that kind of training under your belt anyway.
I hope that helps a bit. Like I said, just my opinions, I'm sure other will vary.
Tinman.... |