Samuel Williams wrote:
> Dear Hilary,
> 
> Can you explain what your goal is?
> 
> Are you trying to make a web application, or are you simply interested 
> to learn more about Ruby?
> 
> Kind regards,
> Samuel

Dear Samuel,

For the last 19 years of teaching I have being toying with an efficient 
way of accounting for students accomplishment/results. This idea has now 
grown to the creation (in rough sketches using excel spreadsheets) of a 
monster program that determines a school district success. It includes 
educational, financial and economic analysis which determines how well a 
school district has been doing.

In my past, friends who have the background in writing software have 
been disappointing, therefore, why not write it myself.  I was advised 
by an open source commentator to try Ruby. So, here I am on a mission to 
learn a programming language that will allow me to express my 19 year 
old idea. I was also told that while learning Ruby, Rails will help, as 
it can disperse info etc..

Any suggestions?

Thank's in advance,

HIlary

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