[/caption]Of all the seminars that I’ve attended, the seminar on problem-solving strategies is perhaps the most frightening—and challenging. Why? Well, for one, it was Dr. Bernardita Aberion, former Education Program head, who facilitated it, and everyone present at that time knows who Dr. Aberion is. She’s a no-holds-barred teacher. She speaks her mind. She’s frank, the kind that can make anyone recoil in embarrassment. She’s strict. Her very presence is enough to send chills to faint-hearted students.
Indeed, she's the only speaker I've ever seen who began a seminar by scolding the participants. “I was told that you will prepare the materials,” she said, “only to find out that I will have to prepare them myself.”
When she started fuming, it seemed as though the cozy Audio-Visual Room suddenly turned warm. The din in the room disappeared, and was supplanted by an eerie silence.
“Nganong gamay lang man ang gipa-photocopy?" she continued. "Nagtipid mo? When you want to learn, you have to spend.”
