Personal Narrative: My AP Computer Science Class

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“Don’t just play on your phone, program it.”

This quote by President Obama, which hung in my AP Computer Science classroom, resonated with me from the first day. The class introduced me to the world of coding, but also inspired me to create and learn beyond the classroom. Most importantly, this class bonded a group of my classmates who shared a passion for computer science.

At first we helped each other with labs and debugging in the Java based class; but as our knowledge grew of computer science, we began to learn how to apply these skills to creating apps and websites. Soon, we started the Web and App Development Club; and with the support of our teacher, have worked on projects, attended hackathons, and plan on throwing our own student-led

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