Week one is done. It is actually better than I thought it would be. I do feel weird and slightly out of place, but I do enjoy it. I like the feeling of learning again, and the experience of college. I'm glad I chose the traditional route instead of taking online classes. I had hoped that it would be different than high school. I hated high school and didn't really learn very much. I was right that it is different, thank goodness.
Not learning much in high school made me have a small setback this week. My first real biology class on my way to becoming a PA, Population Biology. The professor asked a few questions to the class and answers were given. Some right, some wrong. Then she said that this is basic stuff that we all learned in high school. What? I never learned this in high school. What is a Eukaryotic Cell? I have no idea. How about a Prokaryotic Cell? I don't know what high school she went to, but it wasn't mine.
Thus began a weekend of learning "high school" biology. I read the first chapter of text, which is basically a broad review of biology, and I took notes. My wife said I was crazy for doing unneeded work, but I think in the long run it will benefit me. Two pages of notes doesn't seem like a lot of work to understand the basis of what I want to do with my life.
This week was an enlightening experience. I walked from class to class, even though I could have drove, just to see what everyone sees. I sat on the steps outside of the science building and studied with other students. I enjoyed every minute on campus. Here's to hoping I enjoy every future minute.
Daniel
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