Technology For The 21st Century

 

    The first elective class I had ever taken in my life was Technology For the 21st Century, a computer class.  Before that, I had never known that elective classes even existed. Tech Ed turned out to be a good starting experience for these optional classes.
    Overall, the experience in Tech Ed was pretty enjoyable. We always had something to work on, but were still not overloaded. There was always a little free time where we could play games on our assigned computers. All the lessons Ms. Mejia, our teacher, taught us contained something new. All of the information Ms. Mejia taught us is knowledge that has been carved into my brain. Ms. Mejia was also pretty organized, and the grades were accurate. If I were to grade this class like a teacher with a letter grade, I would probably give it an “A” or “A-.”

    One of my favorite parts of the class was the free time, where I got to play lots of interesting games. The one I played the most was called Strike Force Heroes. I used to play that game a bit at home, but soon stopped playing after my mom’s “reasoning.” I played so much at school and saved all of the content that by the end of the first week, I had beaten the whole game on Normal level. I also played a few other action games that were not blocked by the school district. Playing games was sometimes so addicting that I barely had time to finish all of the assignments.

    Although these Tech Ed classes were nicely taught overall, there were still some places where there could have been improvement. This suggestion is based on my opinion, but I think that the class should contain less work. Although it is not an overload of work, it still pressed down on me, especially because we could not work on our assignments at home. And, as always, there is the constant suggestion of more free time!

    If I were given the chance to recommend this elective to a younger student, I would do so without hesitation. I recommend this class not only for the opportunity to play on the computer, but also for the awesome knowledge of  keyboard shortcuts and unknown functions of the computer.

    If I were given the chance to retake this class, I would do so willingly. Taking the class again might allow me to learn some of the vital information about computers that I missed while I was trying to successfully capture the flag with only a minute handgun on Strike Force Heroes. I might even have the chance to beat the game on Hard level during the free time.

     For all of these reasons and more, I have totally loved this class. If anyone has no idea which elective to take, please consider taking Technology For the 21st Century.