Thanks for all the positive comments here! Josh
On Apr 24, 1:11 am, Ivan Greene <[email protected]> wrote: > yeah..wow..I really need to work harder in school. > I'm taking you guys' advice about this! > > On Apr 23, 3:39 pm, Bob Kerns <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > My grades weren't great, though a little better than yours by the time > > I graduated -- but I did well on the SAT's. And I ended up going to > > MIT. > > > So it can happen. But you will need to work on it -- you'll have to > > bring up your grades. But what you've already accomplished should be > > proof to yourself that you CAN do it. > > > Ask for as much help as you need. Carve out the time, and do whatever > > it takes to actually spend the time doing the things you need to do. > > Time management is a key to success in everything. Focus on what's > > important. I have some important things to do right now -- but I saw > > your message, and decided that encouraging YOU is the best use of my > > time right this moment. Give yourself the same priority and > > expectations. > > > Just because you don't have a teacher like Josh, doesn't mean you > > don't have teachers who will help. Teachers like to be asked, they > > really support students who show enough interest to ask questions, > > both in and out of class. If you can't find the help you need there, > > keep looking. When you get to college, keep up that habit. It's a bit > > more intimidating there, but it's key to getting the most out of your > > education. > > > You'll blow it. Over and over again. Each time, don't fret about it, > > don't beat yourself up or label yourself a failure. Pick yourself up > > and try again. Figure out how to do better. When something works -- > > keep on doing that. > > > Don't try to rely just on your smarts. Smart kids really have a hard > > time learning to work hard on learning, because sometimes they don't > > need to. But sometimes, you do. Sometimes, there are no shortcuts. > > > Always dive into what you don't understand first. Take a quick look > > around -- and then start building understanding, on a foundation of > > what you already know. Don't try to learn it all at once, learn a step > > at a time. But don't be afraid to take that first step in over your > > head -- or take it anyway. > > > Whatever you do -- don't feel you have to learn it alone. That's the > > hard way, and a lot less fun. I wish I'd learned that lesson earlier > > -- but in programming ESPECIALLY, the great ideas you have, aren't > > nearly as the great ideas you'll have after you see the great ideas > > others have. > > > Best of luck! > > > On Apr 22, 5:37 pm, Ivan Greene <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Miguel: Thanks for the encouragement! > > > I am working on an Android game right now. > > > I'm thinking about college, because I would really like to work for > > > Google. > > > But I'm not sure that will happen, my grades are quite bad (about 2.5 > > > GPA). > > > > On Apr 22, 6:48 pm, Miguel Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Congratulations guys! You're on your way to build some great stuff. > > > > I really wish I had a good computer teacher in High School, lucky! > > > > Keep it up and you might not even need to go to college (MIT or > > > > something would be cool though) to make good money. > > > > I wrote my first program at 15 and never finished High School, now I > > > > make more money than most college graduates, best of luck to you! > > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Eddie Ringle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, I'm 15 (will be 16 in May), and I haven't made much just yet, > > > > > but that is more due to the target audience of my app (GitHub users) > > > > > and the fact that a free version is available. I only make money if > > > > > someone chooses to buy the donate version (there are ads on the free > > > > > verison, but they aren't really effective). Good job though. :) > > > > > > On Apr 21, 8:26 pm, joshbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Hello, > > > > > >> I'm writing a curriculum this year that is designed to get high- > > > > >> achieving 8th grade students to write and publish > > > > >> Android apps. One of my students broke the $50 this week. > > > > > >> Here's an article: > > > > > >>http://www.neisd.net/ComRel/News/Krueger_PaidApp_10.htm > > > > > >> He's basically spent the last 2 months camped out in my computer lab, > > > > >> but hard work pays off for sure. > > > > > >> I'm doing my best to document my instruction through YouTube > > > > >> athttp://linuxclassroom.com > > > > > >> Thanks all, > > > > >> Josh Beck > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > > > >> [email protected] > > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > >> [email protected] > > > > >> For more options, visit this group > > > > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > > --http://diastrofunk.com,http://developingthedream.blogspot.com/,http:/..., > > > > ~Isaiah 55:8-9 > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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