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Attending the college of Web knowledge
I feel as if I dodged a bullet.
Not only did I finished the Web design class I started in January at Nash Community College, I passed it, too.
Whew.
I know, I know. A lot of people are taking more than one class at a time. Many of them, especially with the economy in such trouble, simultaneously are taking several classes while juggling a combination of full- and part-time jobs, families and other commitments. All the while, they’re managing to maintain their sanity.
Like a certain recent president said: I feel their pain.
One class was enough for me, at least until I felt comfortable with a few things. Keeping up with a generation of raised-on-computers teens and twentysomethings was another. Then there was going back to school as a middle-age man. The biggest of all was the job-juggling act. My boss was cool about me missing a few hours in the mid-morning one day a week, and my pages still made the evening deadline (well, most of the time anyway). Studying was handled on some nights and several weekends.
While I’m glad the spring semester is over, I’m starting to gird myself for the summer session. Many of you will get a real kick out of this: I’m taking introduction to computers. But, when you stop snickering, I’d tell you in my own defense that it’s a potentially challenging class. You see, it covers Microsoft Windows (the Vista version, I believe) and the software maker’s Office productivity suite.
While you may think that’s not all that hard, please understand that I’m an Apple man through and through. The only work I’ve done on a Windows-based computer was the in-class sessions for my spring course. For the rest of my life, including those homework assignments I just told you about, I’ve worked only on Apple computers.
It’s going to be a challenge, but I’m up to it. In fact, I’m even looking forward to the prospect.
Are you planning on going back to school? Why not share your plans, thoughts and hopes for your education by commenting on this blog or by e-mailing Ross at rchandler@coxnc.com.
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