Reece’s first semester at U/Eau Claire

Well, this is my first post regarding Reece. He just got back home last night from Eau Claire (safely, after a “blizzard” hit the midwest earlier in the day).

He informed me when he got home: “I got mostly all A’s, but I didn’t do ‘so hot’ in my Comp Sci class (‘intro programming’)”.  This wasn’t the first time he’s indicated he wasn’t getting it, since I had sent him a pair of “beginning” programming books earlier in the semester (which I suspect he never opened – jk).  Anyway, I just want him to know:

  • Not everyone can “learn” programming.  It takes a different kind of mind to figure that kind of stuff out.  As long as you understands the basics of what programming is all about and what it can do, you’ll be ok.
     
  • As long as you’re doing A or B work in your other classes, you are doing a great job, in my opinion.  Rock on!

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