Post 7: Changes to my study programme

 

As an architecture student who still doesn't really know what the working world is like, I think our curriculum in broad strokes gives us a lot of tools and knowledge of many different areas that architecture is involved in. I say this because I literally think we are taught a little bit of everything: mathematics and structures, history, urban planning, design, etc. However, it is no lie that many times the workload becomes too much, especially because the vast majority of the subjects require a lot of time to develop, and today with online classes is even more difficult to reconcile that time with other people to do everything that is group work. 

In that sense I think that group classes have taken away many opportunities to learn in a "practical" way, but at the same time, it has allowed us to specialize a little more in the use of programs that, at the end of the day, will be useful throughout our working life.

As for teaching methods, I believe that there are teachers who have been adapting very well to new ways of teaching, either in terms of technology or implementing more dynamic or entertaining methods than the traditional one. However, I feel that there is a lot of progress to be made in this area because it is still believed that the effectiveness of teaching lies in the ability to "memorize".