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Planning materials for guest speaking at Carlsbad High School and Sage Creek High School CS classes on March 12, 2026.

The Talk

Three sessions, two schools, two experience levels:

Time	School	Course
8:30-10:30 AM	Carlsbad High School	Intro to Computer Science
1:03-2:14 PM	Sage Creek High School	Intro to Computer Science
2:19-3:30 PM	Sage Creek High School	CS Principles & Advanced Programming (Java)

Core Thesis

1. The junior developer job is disappearing. AI ate the bottom rungs of the ladder.
2. The top has never been more valuable. Senior engineering roles pay more than ever precisely because of #1.
3. Curiosity and gumption separate you, not skill. Follow-through, serious curiosity, and passion that leaves a trail of evidence.
4. Use college strategically. Network, explore broadly, follow through on what interests you. It's about who you know.

Files

• brainstorm.md -- thesis, talk structure, open questions
• stories.md -- story bank mined from personal writing, tagged by thesis point
• curriculum-context.md -- what each class is actually learning (Intro, AP CSP, AP CSA)
• audience-research.md -- what HS students care about, worry about, respond to
• speaker-background.md -- bio mapped to what's relevant for each audience
• logistics.md -- schedule, arrival checklist, pre-visit to-dos