The first week of
school for me was great; although, the double date did not work out. My first
week of my construction management has introduced me to a new world. My
patriarchal blessing says that I have an ability to absorb and retain knowledge
easily, so it is not overwhelming. A class had some tests to show the faculty
the knowledge that I started out with at the beginning of my study, and I have
no clue what they were talking about on these tests. All I could use to get
some answers right is logic and testing skills. I was informed yesterday to my
surprise that Brigham Young University -
Idaho has the nation's second most effective construction management
program. I feel so blessed to have been led to the opportunities here.
The first class that I had was an introductory course to Building Information Modeling. The teacher would throw out a lot of construction terms that I have never heard of, but the class is about teaching us how to use REVIT, a Building Information Modeling program, so I can keep up. One new friend is from my introduction to architecture class. He seems to be destined to be a great friend, since I sat next to him on the first day of another construction class that we have. I have a lot of the same classmates. In fact I have the exact same class schedule as one of my classmates, we have ARCH 100, ARCH 190, CONST 120, and B 101 together. I have special experiences that I have to write about one classmate. Before I start that paragraph, on Friday I felt pretty good because he said that he was adding the BIM class, and I was able to practice my teaching skills. The class had a lab, and I asked about a couple things that I missed during the class. After the teacher answered my question, my classmate came in the class to get caught up, since he joined the class late. His name is Patrick. The teacher doesn't really like saying things over and over, so he had me teach him. I enjoyed it, for teaching is one of my favorite activities. Teaching cements what you know firm in your knowledge.
I first met the
classmate in my ARCH 100 class, since we both habitually sit in the first row
in the classroom. He was very personable, inviting me to sit next to him. One
may say that he talks a lot, and I won't go too deep into it; however, he
sounds like he has everything figured out. The things that he said that he was
planning to do did not make sense according to my knowledge of how to school
was run though. He was very open. When he found out that his academic hopes was
not going to work out, I shared with him what I learn, since I basically did
the same thing. He was originally thinking about getting an associate's degree
in architecture technology and a Bachelor's degree in art. He wants to design
and build sets for cinematic productions, but I knew that he has to get a
master's degree. I just casually said that he can get a bachelor's degree in
art and get a master's degree in architecture. My advice was taken sincerely,
and it helped him. In our next ARCH 100 class during the time set apart for a spiritual thought, he spoke about
the revelatory process, and he even mentioned me as having a important role in the
process of his decision on his graduation plan. We are good friends. He is even in
my semester long group.
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