Sunday November 18, 2012

Don't really even know what happened this week. All I was able to think about was the fact that Turkey Day is coming up. In addition to Turkey Day, field day is also fast approaching. Time to break out the cleats and the cape. Get the polish out, clean the cleats and prepare to beat down on some NARPs. I know we are gonna win this year. I'm taking this seriously. WE WILL DOMINATE.
Oh ya, we had a lab before we went on break. It was pretty hard (I think it was the crossword one). Vignesh and I were the only ones to finish it in the entire class because we are just the best programmers ever. I think Nate finished it at home over the weekend though, but since that is cheating, we are still the best.
Vignesh also thinks that he wrote the majority of the search and find program, unfortunately, he is incorrect. I wrote all the difficult stuff and made it work.
Beck Out...

Sunday November 11, 2012

Another boring week of APCS. Took a couple of quizzes, made a couple of 100s, and celebrated my extremely good grade on the six weeks test (99%). All of my hard work has built up to this point, and I am super proud of myself. On the first six weeks exam, I made an 80. I attribute this lack of success to the fact that I missed the first few classes, but now that I actually pay attention in class, I am a freaking boss. Partner programming with Viggy Pop is also a ton of fun. This week we realized that if we actually pay attention in class and read the labs, everything becomes a lot easier. I don't really see how this benefits us though. The fact of the matter is, I believe we learned a lot more when we were doing it without the labs. It allowed us to be more intuitive, forcing us to come up with our own ideas. This stimulated creativity and forced us to learn the material. Because of this, I believe that next year you should just give the APCS kids the challenge with no guidance. Now wouldn't that be fun. It would be a lot easier for you as well. You wouldn't even have to teach. Just sit back and watch them struggle for success.
Beck Out...

Sunday November 4, 2012

This week was pretty good as I am making hundreds on all of my APCS quizzes. I am doing well in my other classes too (excluding World History), meaning my general disposition is cheerier than usual. This is offset though as my circadian rhythms seem to be at a low right now, as I have been very tired and very depressed the last couple of days.
I am doing well with the labs as well, and having Vignesh as a coding partner is pretty great. I was reading through a couple of his blog posts the other day, and I read that he thinks he is my savior. That is interesting. He is not my savior. I am his. Before he met me he was not a man. I have turned him into a fine gentlemen with my powerful influence.
The six weeks exam is looming and honestly I am quite worried. Last six-weeks I did very well in the majority of the class, maintaining close to a 100 average, but when the exam came around, I missed a important property and my grade dropped to a 90. Rats. I will do better on this next one though.
Beck Out...