This first official online block has now almost been completed. Within the block there has been moments of frustration, worry and success. Frustration has occurred since with the online platform and google meets setup, work and life has unfortunately led me to miss a few lectures online. Worry occurred when I thought about my lack of understanding when I attempted some of the assignments after forgoing attendance at the lectures. And finally, success has come when I again realized my previous education at UBCO was critical in my understanding of basic concepts to irrigation. Firstly, the problem of sprinkler spacing at first had me stumped. But remembering Pythagorean Therm, it was easy for me to over complicate a process that would also be achieved by multiplying the hypotenuse by 0.866.
Furthermore, by drawing it out and consulting the rain bird textbook, calculating precipitation rate was easy to understand to once I figure out it was a rate over and area. Therefore, the last week of TRF 1660 has showed me that I am more than capable at solving problems using resources. By consulting literature, not becoming over whelmed, and drawing projects out with a plan, it is easy to solve and face problems. Moving forward, I aim to use this experience to remind me when I am faced with a problem I may not know the solution to and that may be overwhelming, to take a breath and break it into the basic concepts. Then after breaking an issue down into basic topics, like chemistry, physics, biology etec, I’ll brainstorm what I have learned and know about these topics that may be relevant to achieving a solution. Then, I can use the things I know and have learned to attack the issue and find a solution. In the end, the biggest thing is to have trust in myself and confidence in my knowledge to drive me forward in my career when I am faced with a problem:
My Turfgrass Adventure 