Faithful Learning Stories

What can we learn from young computer science enthusiasts?

Faithful Learning Stories Faithful Learning Stories What can we learn from young computer science enthusiasts? Eric Zhang • December 31, 2022 Written for Marley and friends’ New Year’s 2023 essay collection. A common conversational crutch is to introduce someone with a short label like “the math person,” “the 2-time quant intern,” or “the theatre enthusiast.” Box them up into a neat, one-dimensional package. College students use pervasive labels because we meet so many people every day. Adults use labels too (e.g., job titles) because career role

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