Trying to recall what happened the first week because no one showed us how to use the blog until the third week.
Well hello there you cute little reader. Greetings, welcome and bonjour. This blog is about the first week of class. SIT BACK AND ENJOY YOURSELF PLEASE. It was a brisk morning on February 26th, this date had been on my mind for awhile as it was the day my new VR classes started. I was worried I may not be allowed into class as I was not yet enrolled… To be fair I did send all the information but apparently it takes the school two weeks to process it. I had emailed support asking if I would be able to go to class anyway even if my enrollment hadn’t been processed yet, but multiple times they said no. I didn’t want to miss class so I came in anyway. It was pretty easy to get through the security gates without my pass, actually, many other kids didn’t have their passes either. Now all I had to do was find my room. After walking up what felt like 62 flights of stairs I finally came to a group of students standing outside a room as an older man fiddled with the lock. He picked the lock with experience which sparked my imagination as to what this mystery man has done for past occupation. This gives me an idea… Its a VR heist game where you break into things. Whether thats picking locks or thinking outside of the box. Im just imagining a giant vault that you have to twist certain levers while also moving your head to listen to the safe ticking as it gets closer. Well class started and I soon found that the mystery man was named David, and he would be our course leader for VR. The first week of classes was incredibly boring and full of ice breakers. Ice breakers… what an inaccurate name for the activity. Breaking ice is fun and satisfying, something I could do for hours, something I would risk frostbite for. Ice breakers however are something that no one wants to do, something that new teachers feel they should do because their old teachers did. A vicious cycle that I fear might never end. Well I guess I don’t blame the teacher for wanting to build a relationship with their students I just wish they did it in a more creative way. I feel like the classic ice breaker formula lacks sincerity. Kelvin had a more creative ice breaker but what stood out the most was how present he was while we each spoke. It seemed like he was genuinely interested in what we had to say. That stood out to me. Eric also made me feel this way but technically that was week 2 so I’ll touch on that more in the next post. I tried to be optimistic about the course as it was only the first week but my honest raw emotions were a bit negative. I understand most of the students are younger than me and that I need to be more patient in that regard but damn the acting felt unnecessary. It felt like back in the day when I would have to act out bible stories at the local church. I’m hoping this blunt honesty isn’t too much. please let me know if it is. Tune in next time to hear about my secret love for Eric and the chaos of learning Maya.