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Ap Language Learning Journal Entry

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Your learning journal entry must be a reflective statement that considers the following questions: 1. Describe what you did. This does not mean that you copy and paste from what you have posted or the assignments you have prepared. You need to describe what you did and how you did it. This week I read through chapters 11 and 14 of Think Python, How to Think like a Computer Scientist. Chapter 11 was about the dictionaries in python and had all the information needed for our discussion assignment. I used the reading assignment to build a case for a translator dictionary using Python script. Chapter 14 had to do with files, the thing that stuck out the most in this chapter was pickling, which allows the storage of non-strings in the database. Some of the information I read is starting to get a little bit confusing, since I read but did not use it, I can see where my weakness is. …show more content…

I have also learned something I have been taking for granted, the feedback can be wrong both against a student, and wrong in their favor. As someone that reads through most if not all the discussion assignments and follows the links when reviewing the written assignments and programs, this is something I believed a fair amount of my classmates also do. Some of my classmates took it upon themselves to make this class just a little bit harder, their feedback may not be helpful. As I try to provide guidance when I can, my main goal is to learn, even if it means harsh but true and helpful feedback. When I make mistakes, I would want my classmates to not only call me out on the error yet offer the solution as it should be. I have fixed links, spelling and grammar errors, even helped one student with his formatting, all without anyone getting angry, so I know it can be done. I believe in my next class, I will utilize what I have learned in my interactions from this class and take a more proactive

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