Sunday September 23, 2012

This week was one of the best currently on record. The week began with strings, which was difficult at first, but once I got the hang of them (using coding bat and other resources), the skill became extremely easy. The next two classes (Thursday and Friday), were AWESOME. We did the turtle lab, learning about creating worlds and manipulating objects. This skill clicked quickly for me, and I accomplished the task much faster than anticipated.
My classmates around me are struggling though, working on labs that were due days ago. As a result, they are constantly asking for my help, but I really don't mind.
This class is shaping up to be my favorite, as I look forward to it at the beginning of every B-day.
Beck Out...

Sunday September 16, 2012

Another great week of AP Computer Science, though it feels to me like there are quite a few kids that are becoming lost in the material. I say this because it is taking me slightly longer to get a grip on the assignments, and I am having more and more people come up to me asking for help (I don't know why though because there are plenty of better programmers than me in the class). We also had our first quiz this week. I got a 100 as it was extremely basic and only dealt with week one material. We were also allowed to use our notes, which was a huge bias, though I barely began to sift through them before I myself realized the answer.
There is a problem with me seat though. I sit in the back corner of the classroom, and I have absolutely no room to sit. My chair barely fits in their, but has no room to maneuver, and when I want to get out, I have to climb over either Adam or Nick to do so. I think the only remedy for this problem is to steal someone else computer.
Beck Out...

Sunday September 9th, 2012

First blog post this year, and surprise surprise, I am not in computer programming anymore. I am now officially enrolled in AP Computer Science and I must say that this was the correct choice. This first week was great. On the first day of classes we wrote our first program and by the second day we were already covering material that was on par with what I hoped and dreamed for. The second and third lessons were slightly more confusing and left the majority of the class stumped. I was also stumped during the presentation, but once we began doing the labs, it all began to make sense and I now have a complete grasp on everything that was taught so far.
As for the structure of the class, I think it is great. The speed is just what I need (though I do spend a lot of time explaining concepts to kids after I myself have gotten the hang of them), and the labs are fun and comprehensive.
Thumbs up so far this year!
Beck Out...