Back to School: Round 2, Week 1

One week down, nine more to go. I did indeed spend almost as much on books for school ($592) as I did on school ($600), plus parking, plus supplies for the electronics lab, plus, plus, plus.

Now that I've gone through a week of me schedule, I've gotten a feel for each of my teachers. Everyone seems knowledgeable and approachable, and a touch of humour (some more than others).

I've made some connections with people too. I spent that first day observing the other classmates. There seem to be a range of ages. As the Intermediate level of school is mixed, there is a combination of both the 309A Construction & Maintenence group and 442A Industrial Electrician group. (It separates for the Advanced level).

There is also a combination amongst the 309A crowd who have solely residential experience vs. those who have experience in the commercial side.

I found people that seem to be interested in actually learning and doing well while in school. Sticking with smart, like minded people will help me out over the next 9 weeks.

This level also focuses on monitoring and communication systems like security and fire alarm. It's handy learning about fire alarm systems when you've already retrofitted old buildings with a new fire alarm system. Feels like cheating!

So far I've had a couple online quizzes for electronics class and some homework questions in code class.

My installallation (shop) teacher has a child who does recreation competitive swimming. The backpack I've been using for school is Arena, which is a swimming brand. I bought it while I still worked at my Team Aquatics job. I found out he shops at the Burlington location. Small world!

The other woman I mentioned in my last post who didn't talk to me talked to me today. Perhaps she was nervous on her first day too. All in all a good first week.

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