I had a class on Excel earlier in the
week that I was not looking forward to. Excel, for those of you who might not know, is a spread sheet program that is both powerful and
tedious at the same time. This was an intro class, so I thought I
might be really bored as they spent all day teaching us to put data
into the program. However, I was pleasantly surprised as the
instructor was able to make it interesting and tailor the material to
the different background levels of our class. During the morning
session, I thought I was asking very good clarification questions and
clearly summarizing the points that the teacher was making. It was a
good feeling and I was rather pleased with myself.
That was until after lunch. Then I
couldn't remember the details of what I had “learned” in the
morning . The instructor seemed to be going faster and I was lost
more often. Maybe the easiness of the morning had been replaced with
after lunch lethargy. Or maybe I had become a prime example of the
saying, “Pride goeth before the fall.”
In the end, I learned that in Excel functions need parentheses, but formulas do not and the world is full of very capable people with different abilities including me.
In the end, I learned that in Excel functions need parentheses, but formulas do not and the world is full of very capable people with different abilities including me.
