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Remind students: "It's not that you don't know it. It's that you don't know it yet."

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  • Given the easy access to Computer Science resources outside of the classroom, students may feel intimidated by those that are already knowledgeable of course content.
  • Tell students that learning is a process, and even though people may be at different stages in the process, everyone is going in the same direction.

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