getting better & better

It is not because these kids are enrolled in my summer workshop in communications that I am saying this, but honestly, they are getting better & better in every episode. It's just a sad thing that summer could only give a month-long exposure to these workshop participants who I believe can become excellent speakers in the future if given more time. The second batch of workshop participants, only 6, will be done with the workshop next week but this is not going to be the end of the training for starting next month, June, training continues twice weekly, Mondays & Saturdays. Why not? Students enrol in after-school programs in dancing, guitar, singing, piano, etc. Why not an after-school training in debate, hosting, newswriting, etc?

Yes, it is going to be the first time that such a training is made available to everyone interested to hone their communication skills.

will training & workshop help?

There are people who, from early age, just seem to be not cut for any sort of performances. One just seems to see at a very young age if a person can amount to something or can become somebody great in the future. But this kind of biased thinking may not be helpful to this group of people who probably are late bloomers and who could actually turn out to be a genius to everybody's surprise. NOthing is more frustrating than to be stereotyped as this or that, as someone who isn't and could not be somebody else in the future.

Well, I believe that a lot of things in this world can be taught and learned. Training and practice could do miracles. How did Manny Pacquiao become a world boxing champion? He got trained to be one. It also holds true to all other skills which could easily be taken as talents.

shy

Is shyness a virtue or what? Of course for one thing we all hate arrogance, but shyness is another thing. A person who behaves or claims to be shy can be doing others some discomfort. Shy to do what? Shy because of what? Sometimes it is hard to understand why some people try to use shyness to avoid doing something.

Is the word synonymous with modesty? Is it an inherent Filipino trait? Any reaction or comment?