Our very first article is on Girls Who Code's very own teacher alum.
Imagine walking into your first computer science class, all you've ever heard was how you'd be the only girl. That all the guys automatically will ignore you and you'll be isolated for a whole entire year. In that class, you'll constantly have to prove yourself.
See that perception on women in tech isn't entirely true. Yes, this may happen but this perception isn't the be all end all, there is more to the computer science field.
There are many paths to not all of them are the same. Not everyone's experience is the same. Lindsay is the ultimate example of this.
Get to know her! Lindsay currently works with Sail Thru as a software engineer. A cross-platform marketing …show more content…
Lindsay like many of us was tricked by one of her teachers. In a quest to get girls into the AP Computer Science class, she recruited students by telling them what we would all like to hear "The class has no homework". Many of us would immediately sign up for any AP if it meant no homework. Lindsay simply said "Maybe" This reply to her teacher instantly meant she was signed up. This resulted in her AP Computer Science being evenly split between genders. A bigger result would be her now gaining interest in the mysterious field of Computer Science
What was it like? Her Computer Science class was unconventional. It was taught by an online teacher. Lindsay's best resource was her best friend. Being a visual learner it is imperative to be able to see things done. At a glance, the code is previously written with no explanation of certain functions. Lindsay's friend was there by her side to help her every step of the way. Talk about friendship. School In the end, she enjoyed the class but didn't end up taking the AP test. Pretty soon Lindsay was on her way to Georgetown University. At this elite school, she decided to double major in Psychology and Computer
Imagine walking into your first computer science class, all you've ever heard was how you'd be the only girl. That all the guys automatically will ignore you and you'll be isolated for a whole entire year. In that class, you'll constantly have to prove yourself.
See that perception on women in tech isn't entirely true. Yes, this may happen but this perception isn't the be all end all, there is more to the computer science field.
There are many paths to not all of them are the same. Not everyone's experience is the same. Lindsay is the ultimate example of this.
Get to know her! Lindsay currently works with Sail Thru as a software engineer. A cross-platform marketing …show more content…
Lindsay like many of us was tricked by one of her teachers. In a quest to get girls into the AP Computer Science class, she recruited students by telling them what we would all like to hear "The class has no homework". Many of us would immediately sign up for any AP if it meant no homework. Lindsay simply said "Maybe" This reply to her teacher instantly meant she was signed up. This resulted in her AP Computer Science being evenly split between genders. A bigger result would be her now gaining interest in the mysterious field of Computer Science
What was it like? Her Computer Science class was unconventional. It was taught by an online teacher. Lindsay's best resource was her best friend. Being a visual learner it is imperative to be able to see things done. At a glance, the code is previously written with no explanation of certain functions. Lindsay's friend was there by her side to help her every step of the way. Talk about friendship. School In the end, she enjoyed the class but didn't end up taking the AP test. Pretty soon Lindsay was on her way to Georgetown University. At this elite school, she decided to double major in Psychology and Computer