What's it like?

Unedited* feedback from last year's class

*Except for a few typos, and one obscenity.

 

Extremely useful and necessary for the future.  Also lots of fun.

Something that will be helpful not only your junior and senior year, but the rest of your life.  A very helpful look into a future in technology

It's hard and a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun and worth every second

Take it.  The way you learn to think helps in any class, being able to view things in a different light

If you are interested in computers take this course.  If not, don't take it.

This course is amazing!  If you have any interest in computers you must take this class.

If you are mildly interested in computers or programming and willing to learn, take the course

A fun class that learns the computer inside and out and learn how the working of the world.  Learn knowledge that can help in the real world.

Intro level comp sci class.  Not fit for everyone, only the methodical and those that like problem solving

This course is very interesting for students who are interested in further pursuing an interest in computer science.  We learn a lot about how to create useful programs

Fun learning with an exciting teacher who makes learning code fun.  If you have any interest in learning about computers and how they work, take this class.

Probably one of the greatest courses offered at WHS.  You're going to walk away with at least some computer knowledge, no matter what.

Hard at some points but entirely worth it.  Alice is a dirty diseased woman who sells herself for money.

Hard, but worth it.  Fun!, but a lot of work

It's the best course they can take in their entire high school career.  They will learn so much and being smart about this kind of stuff is cool and gives you an edge

Computer science helps you understand a lot of other topics outside of the class.  The material taught is really interesting and helpful.  I thought the class was really enjoyable and gave you a lot of independence and choice.

It is quite a fun course that helps people learn more about computers and their functions

This course is a fun class that teaches you about how computers work.  MrH was very helpful in helping out when problems were needed

A fun class where you work a lot on your own on the computer after learning what you need for each assignment

In this course, you learn a lot of applicable knowledge and an A is attainable if you put in the effort.  However, you have to put in about 10 hours/week outside of class, and it is REALLY STRESSFUL

It's a great introduction to computers; it's very challenging because it's stuff you've never seen before so for me it wasn't intuitive, but it's a good skill to have and it's definitely worth it

This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of computer science and coding

A tough time-consuming course that forces students to think differently than in other classes

It is a course I really enjoyed in which I learned a lot more than I expected.  Although there is work to be done, MrH was always able to help

If you think that you can opt out of a “real class” for Computer Science to get an easy A; you’re wrong. Mr. Holthouse conducts all of his classes with enthusiasm, and not doing the work assigned to you is going to be detrimental to your grade. If you feel like you’re going to fall behind, but you have shown that you actually want to succeed and that you try, Mr. Holthouse will be more than willing to help. The amount of effort you put in is relative to the amount of effort you will get back.

This course is about understanding the inner workings of the computer and creating fun games, procedures for the computer to display.  You learn how a computer is made and the binary and storage that causes it to work well.

Really good background to computers

This course is an intro level of understanding the guts and lower-level programming of computers and their applications

It is very interesting and challenging.  You learn to program and get a better understanding of computers

The course is VERY fair and profitable for anyone's future; the course itself touches base with the future demand of every field in the workforce.  It helps you think differently and solve problems efficiently

If you are horrible with computers and think this class will help you figure stuff out go for it.  It's almost always programming and other ??? that you learn neat stuff about the anatomy of computers

Requires the ability to work on your own initiative

It's a lot of work, but if you stay on top of it it's a good class

It is a very fun class, but for it to be fun you need to be willing to put work into it.

Take the course!  Do it!  It's one of the best courses I have ever taken

Probably one of the most useful courses you can take in high school