Normally, people post an update to a blog every day or two; however, considering how they "teach" at this school, it will have to be weekly updates.
Normally, I would have just taken the certification test to be certified, rather than to attend school, however, I am a poor son of a dog, and I need the extra money from the grants I am getting. You see, I don't have to pay a single penny out-of-pocket to attend this school, so why the hell not?
Anyway, on the first day of class, the teacher, Debra, stood at the front of the class talking about a few pages of the rulebook for 2342834827348273647 hours when it should have only taken 10 minutes. she gave us the rundown of emergency procedures, class scheduling, breaks and lunch, mormon desires, etc, and it was very simplistic, yet overwhelming at the same time. I swear, I was thinking I was going to die from boredom....que really bad portal 2 joke here.....
The next part of discovery was actually quite interesting; you would think that most of the class would be hands-on work...NOPE.AVI.. There is a website called Test Out where you log in, enter a test voucher, and are submited into a virtual classroom. Inside this "class room", you have video and text based resources about computer hardware and software, and the most interesting virtual simulation I have ever seen....
You go inside, and you can work with the PC parts, installing hardware, move cables, EVERYTHING...I mean, this piece of shit is so fun to play with, it's almost scary. While I was wishing they would give the new people some PROPER hands-on work, I guess this can work, too....
As far as class breaks go, we are allowed only two, one at 10 A.M. and another at 2:00P P.M., excluding lunch, which is at 12:00 P.M. for thirty minutes. My friend "DoYouEvenTriforce" and I will usually go into a really small consession room where they have vending machines and eat, talk about life, technology, mormon desires, and more. I do believe we will get along here very well.
As of this blog entry, there is really not much I can type, as not much has happened yet <3, however, as the class progresses and more work is finished, I will be able to make more MEANINGFUL posts about this school and my experience here...I just hope it doesn't turn out like dem mormons <3
I'll post again next week with a more professional and detailed blog entry.