Or in your dream.
Or in your nightmares. I sure have awoken in a cold sweat after dreaming of code.
Man, those were the good old days, when acid was plentiful (the 80's). I really miss taking acid.
Clearly you are just hanging our with the wrong (or maybe right, depending on how you view it) people nowadays. Trust me when I say that its plentiful and powerful as ever. Although you have to give it up to the pioneers such as Owsley "Bear" Stanley (RIP) for expanding minds and universes. This demention shall never be the same
something other than a generic female.
This is a key feature, as most of us have trouble talking to females
We assume they are all something like rugby but with ludicrous amounts of padding and a big metal helmet.
Rugby is just like football.. except for players are smaller, weaker, slower and less athletic. And without the strategic elements of play calling.
It's hard to put that up against a generation who has a lot of instant gratification when it comes to their experience with anything technology related.
And I had to walk uphill both ways to school... Some of you are proposing you spend 20 minutes with the kids speaking down to them from an ivory tower, using such words as "scary", "don't", "can't". If your aim is to turn off kids to computer science that is a good approach. Yes it is true, you must work hard and display patience. This should not be news to them and if they don't embrace this at some point they will not be successful at anything. So lets not pretend we are special.
You can tell them that computer science is not an elusive club. That their story does not have to include TRS-80's and main-frames and being geekier than the next. Given the time allowed and audience I'd speak on higher levels. Such as computer science is really fascinating because it is constantly evolving, as such you are constantly personally evolving. New challenges keep things fresh and create a wonderful sense of satisfaction. Tell them about what makes you successful in computer science, and be passionate and positive. I trust that if you do this both you and the students will wish you had 20 more
If you have less than one months cash in savings, you're financially on your deathbed anyway.
Thank you, Suzie Orman. Now someone please call a medic!
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