Note about freakin resilience. It's becoming more and more common that students get overwhelemed by the slightest extensions to previously-seen problems.

Author: robertutterback

_courses/comp151/s25.md

@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ types and encoding, variables and scope, array and list data
 structures, if statements and conditional execution, loops and
 iteration, functions, and object types.
 
+**This course does NOT just teach Python. The real world doesn't just
+give you minor variants of problems you've already seen. This course
+teaches you how to turn messy problems into structured solutions --
+even when you're unsure at first. My job this semester is to build
+your resilience and ability to handle that kind of uncertainty.**
+
 Goals:
 1. Learn what computer science is
 2. Get excited about programming