English IV - What would you change about the biochemistry curriculum?

Hello Everyone!

This is a complicated question because I am part of the generation that entered the university at the beginning of the pandemic, so I have had more experiences online than in person. Obviously, if we talk about the pandemic context, especially in the first year there were many things to correct, however, it is understandable in some cases because we had not faced a health emergency like this in the last decades.

Now, as I am about to move on to the third year of my degree, I think that one of the main emphases should be on the modernization of the faculty, whether for the classrooms, multi-purpose rooms or laboratories, mainly to achieve a better quality of learning for students and at the same time, to make it more comfortable for teachers, administrators, and staff in general. Although I believe that one of the great virtues and learning that I have gained through the laboratories is learning to work with the right and precise instruments (preparing ourselves for the future because we don't know what conditions we will work in laboratories in companies, hospitals, etc.) it is also relevant to use modern material.

I think that another area for improvement is the academic overload that is evident in certain weeks, especially in periods of A evaluations. In such processes, my mental health is very deteriorated, especially in subjects where there are only tests every 1 or 2 months, as a greater amount of material is accumulated.

Finally, I would like to point out that, in my opinion, for a scientific career such as biochemistry, the visual demonstration of processes is the main learning process. In view of this, the use of the laboratories of the different subjects included in the syllabus is of vital importance for a great teaching and, at the same time, a great learning experience for the students.

                                            I will be back with another blog soon, goodbye.