I serve one hundred and sixty-three amazing ninth grade students at a public school in Oakland. My students come from diverse backgrounds, and many speak English as their second language. According to high-schools.com, ninety-nine point eight percent of our students receive free or reduced price lunch.

I believe that all students should have the opportunity to learn computer science regardless of background or previous life experience.

In our computer science course, students are learning how to understand and solve complex problems, how computers affect our society and the way humans interact with each other and technology, and how to code websites from scratch with HTML and CSS. Students have also started learning Python through creating interactive programs on their Raspberry Pi's. This course is meant to be rigorous, yet accessible for all students, and aims to inspire students to pursue computer science by making learning interactive and fun.