For my five days of training, I pretty much had one on one interactions with Brian, as there were only five other members of the training group. Brian's mere presence was an extremely effective teaching method. Just the fact that he was such a giant and on the same hand was so soft-spoken made me really learn the things that I needed to learn. Although, some-days I figured, no way could any job be worth putting up with the loads of training and work which was required of me. I'm very glad that I didn't quit the job, because it has turned out to be very rewarding.
Empowerment is a term that means different things to different people.
To me, empowerment means the ability to act on your own and to make your own voice heard. I view a person who has the ability convey their ideas to others as someone who is empowered. Empowerment is also overcoming a fear or accomplishing a seemingly impossible task. I know I feel empowered when I conquer a fear, or something similar that has been plaguing me. I think that if education takes away from a person's ability to freely think, then it is disempowering.