NEW INSTRUCTOR QUESTIONED ABOUT ALT AFTER BEING CLRED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE.

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WE WERE ON A VFR NIGHT XCOUNTRY FROM DAB TO TPA. I ONLY HAVE A FEW HRS DUAL GIVEN. I TOOK MY FRIEND'S STUDENT ON THIS XCOUNTRY AS A FAVOR. THIS GUY WAS A 250 HR FOREIGN MULTI/INST/COMMERCIAL RATED PLT. BUT HE NEEDS AMERICAN RATINGS. FROM OBSERVING HIS FLT PLANNING AND RADIO TECHNIQUE DEPARTING DAYTONA; I DETERMINED THAT THIS GUY WASN'T THE 'QUICKEST' STUDENT. THIS MADE ME MORE VIGILANT AND TENSE. AFTER LEAVING DAYTONA CLASS C AIRSPACE; WE WERE TOLD TO SQUAWK VFR AND CONTACT ORLANDO APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. AS WE CLBED THROUGH 5500 FT OVER DELAND; I CONTACTED ORLANDO. THEY TOLD ME I WAS CLRED TO ENTER CLASS B ON COURSE TO TAMPA. I WAS HELPING MY STUDENT STAY VISUALLY ORIENTED AND SHOWING HIM OUR POS IN RELATION TO ORMOND VOR WHEN ORLANDO ASKED US WHY WE WERE AT 6000 FT. I ASKED FOR 6500 FT (THE ALT MY STUDENT FILED FOR) AND WE GOT IT. IF I HAD NOT BEEN DISTR WITH MY STUDENT; I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR FLT FOLLOWING AND A CLB THROUGH 5500 FT FOR 6500 FT. I THINK PRACTICE WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S STUDENTS; WHILE THEY SUPERVISE; IS A BETTER WAY TO TRAIN CFI APPLICANTS. THIS WAY; THEY WILL GET USED TO THE HIGH WORKLOAD AND STRESS OF FLYING WITH STUDENTS BEFORE THEY GO OUT ON THEIR OWN.