Help Send Tristan to Coding Camp
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My name is Tristan and after 15 years of teaching philosophy, I’m sick of it! The students are amazing, and I love them and philosophy, but part-time faculty members are treated like trash on college campuses across the US. They are typically paid less, offered no health benefits, have no job security, and are viewed as completely expendable despite being indispensable. So, I quit! I started teaching autistic and dyslexic children how to read, for $15 an hour, because teaching is all I know how to do. Unfortunately, $15 an hour won’t put a dent in my $100,000+ in student loan debt but don’t worry, I’m not asking for help with that.
I’ve decided to change careers, even though teaching is my passion. Several friends have convinced me that coding is a perfect fit for my education and personality. As a philosopher, and minor mathematician, I love solving problems and thinking through puzzles, and coding gives me a chance to do that while creating something. I started learning JavaScript after work several months ago and fell in love with it. I recently took a test to get admitted to HackReactor’s 12-week intensive (11 hours a day) code camp.
I got in! HackReactor is currently one of the top coding camps in the nation and I’m very excited to have gotten accepted. Unfortunately, I need a $2,000 deposit to secure my seat in the camp, and a computer that meets the camp’s specifications. Any donations I receive will be put towards this deposit and getting a new computer. I’m very confident I will pass the course and become a software engineer, but I need help.
Below I’ve written a little code. If you run the code in any JavaScript editor it will generate a number between $1 and $20. You can use this if you want to donate, but can’t decide how much. Thank you so much for your donations!
function randomDonation (num1, num2){
return '$' + Math.floor(num1 + Math.random()*num2) +
' donation! You're awesome! Thank you so much!'
}
console.log(randomDonation(1, 20))
I’ve decided to change careers, even though teaching is my passion. Several friends have convinced me that coding is a perfect fit for my education and personality. As a philosopher, and minor mathematician, I love solving problems and thinking through puzzles, and coding gives me a chance to do that while creating something. I started learning JavaScript after work several months ago and fell in love with it. I recently took a test to get admitted to HackReactor’s 12-week intensive (11 hours a day) code camp.
I got in! HackReactor is currently one of the top coding camps in the nation and I’m very excited to have gotten accepted. Unfortunately, I need a $2,000 deposit to secure my seat in the camp, and a computer that meets the camp’s specifications. Any donations I receive will be put towards this deposit and getting a new computer. I’m very confident I will pass the course and become a software engineer, but I need help.
Below I’ve written a little code. If you run the code in any JavaScript editor it will generate a number between $1 and $20. You can use this if you want to donate, but can’t decide how much. Thank you so much for your donations!
function randomDonation (num1, num2){
return '$' + Math.floor(num1 + Math.random()*num2) +
' donation! You're awesome! Thank you so much!'
}
console.log(randomDonation(1, 20))
Organizer
Tristan Johnson
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA