RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY : MERCYLYN L. TANOG

TRAINOR TRAIN YOURSELF AND THE PERSON OF THE TRAINOR

A SUMMARY

Author : Teresita Nitorreda

In her article, Trainor Train Yourself, Teresita Nitorreda recognizes the importance of the trainor’s personal training. In support to her recognition, she presents Tom Boydell’s Meta goals that give the how and the why of training.

She claims that the real trainings springs not from the formal process, but from the concrete experience. What the formal training provides are just the fundamentals. Hence, training begins with the formal process, but it is realized in the actual confrontation of life’s details. The author goes further by giving the steps on how to go about with the process, although they are not so specific. Again, the details come in the real experience.

Lastly, the author mentioned some values necessary in this attempt. These are the awareness of the dangers of drifting away from the objectives, the ability to overcome doubts and motivational problems, and the relevance of hard work. Adherence to the emphasis of this article fosters an implication for the way trainors train oneself and co-trainers.

On the other hand, Henrietta Pascual underscores the practical implications of the training. Like Nitorreda, she also subscribes with the idea that the skills and values of the trainer must be complementary. She abhors biases in the giving of the training. One’s credentials and wide experiences in the field must not be a hindrance to the effectiveness of the training. The trainor must not impose his/her own values for mutual trust is very crucial in the process. He/she must be creative in providing a wholesome clime of freedom that facilitates the learning process and stimulates creativity.

The training does not end empty. It leaves a mark on the participants especially the