[Free] A Wrong Decision.

Computer Science is basically learning the computer language and programming. It requires logical thinking because we need to think as what the computer does. We got homework almost every single day, includes chapter exercises and chapter projects. Those projects are the fun parts: We get to write our own program. Every student has to download software named Blue J. It is a Java IDE specifically designed to learn and teach object-oriented programming and Java. The function of Blue J is very useful. When there is an error on the program we just type, Blue J will points it out and provides the solution. After we can correctly run the project, we turn it in through the drop box on School loop.

One day, one of my friends had trouble on the project. I am pretty sure that she did not understand what the project wanted her to show. Since the codes she sent to me contained numerous mistakes: not only the structure of the code, but also the way to solve it. She was thinking at a wrong direction. I tried to explain to her, but she couldn’t understand. First of all, I am also a beginner on Java; I can not work the problem out without Blue J. Some codes she sent were kind of confusing. Second of all, computer science includes many logical thinking. It is hard to explain unless I show her what I have done. We were both at home and it made the process even harder. Because she just kept asking me, and it was around 10 at night, I was doing my other homework and answering her question at the same time. I did struggle for a while. The incomplete homework took my patience away. I made a decision which I am seized with remorse: I sent my own codes to her. I was expecting her to make some changes so that the teacher won’t figure it out, for different people will have different ways to write a program. However, I forget that she won’t know another way because she doesn’t understand the lesson.

On Wednesday, the horrible thing happened. We got caught. Joo warned us through email. His email couched in harsh terms and pointed that it is a seriously issue. Although he is not going to give us a zero, I still feel very bad. I am sad that I am the one who did all my work, but gets the same punishment. Moreover, Joo is one of my favorite teachers; I don’t want to leave him a bad impression. Those feelings come to me all of a sudden and I cried. I wrote him back an email to apologize and promise it will never happen again. I even planed to apologize to his face.

Luckily Mr.Joo is one of the nicest teacher in our school. He comforted me before I tried to talk to him. That makes me feel a lot better. This matter may stay in my mind for a long time.