Child has had swim lessons before. I have no idea what Foss Swim School's rules and expectations for instructors are. The three year old does not want to go to lessons, this is a new attitude.
*instructor arrived as the lesson was to begin
*no interaction with the adults sitting along the wall
*limited interaction with the students
*instructor brought an iced coffee (cup/lid/straw) and put it up against a box, leaning a kick board up against the box to "protect her drink"
*at one point during the lesson, she told her swimmers not to knock it over
*other instructors had their drinks in tumblers and water bottles
*told a student: "stop talking, do not talk to me right now"
*she used terminology that a three year old would not understand
*she pushed swimmers on the back of the head to move them forward, seems problematic as the students were not expecting it and their faces - nose, mouth - ended up in the water
*constantly looking around the facility as opposed to focusing on the students
*ended the lesson by reminding parents about signing up for the next sessions - no interaction other than that
The three stars are based on looking at other instructors and how they interacted with their students and the adults that were sitting along the wall. However, I could not justify one star for the instructor that I watched up close. read more