It's frustrating to have to be held back because other people are worse at something then me, especially in IT.
Computers are fantastic, I grew up with them and had pretty much learnt how to operate a keyboard and mouse when I was around 4 or 5. I started taking an interest in them at 6 or 7 when I got my first games console, a PS1.
When I was 10, I pretty much figured I wanted to make games for a living. I promptly attempt to teach myself some kind of programming language but, alas, fail.
That's why I was looking forward to IT at Secondry school so much. We couldn't do anything very advanced at Primary School, which was holding me back.
So here I am now. I am currently on the last term of Year 8. This year's IT has been so disappointing.
We haven't done any proper programming, just simple stuff with Scratch. While I was experimenting with complex variables, others were having trouble just launching the program. I even came up with a better code than my teacher, but he refused to use it. He doesn't know stuff about computers. I once told him I was learning Blender, and he replied "Well, it's good to learn a Programming language."
Also, He gets too worked up too quickly. A guy lifted a chair up with the legs in front and he flipped stuff. He screamed at the top of his voice about health and safety and then proceeded to give him a detention.
The lessons the IT department have come up with have been designed to be easy for kids who don't know much about computers, but this just stifles the creativity of the Young, Gifted and talented.
Our current topic is Animation. I've been looking forward to this ALL term. I thought "Awesome, we're going to learn how to use Flash!"
Our first lesson was learning what terms like "Frames" and "Animation" ment and our second lesson was, I'm not stuffting you, making loving animations in POWERPOINT.
I can't believe I'm even saying this, but IT is one of the worst lessons in my entire school.
