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Re: build season needs to be longer.

In my opinion, the main problem with a short build season is the fact that my school district does finals during the first two weeks of the build, making us very unproductive for quite a while.

Re: build season needs to be longer.

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Originally Posted by The Doctor (Post 1525354)

In my opinion, the main problem with a short build season is the fact that my school district does finals during the first two weeks of the build, making us very unproductive for quite a while.

TD - If you look around here on CD, you can find people who will help you create a good robot, in a week or two, next season. Most (all?) of those same people can also suggest good ways to integrate that machine into a successful FRC program. I think that's something worth looking into. Don't you? Maybe find those folks, and ask them for a spot on their calendars...?

Blake

Re: build season needs to be longer.

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Originally Posted by The Doctor (Post 1525354)

In my opinion, the main problem with a short build season is the fact that my school district does finals during the first two weeks of the build, making us very unproductive for quite a while.

Build season longer: It would be painful and it's not necessary.
* My students have finals next week and they are expected to keep their grades up... We took today off completely and only had select small groups in our shop both yesterday and tomorrow... We are meeting during the week, but the kids have been instructed to study this weekend.

* AS it is, my kids will return from Champs 5/1 and have AP exams 5/2.

* Mentors generally have full time careers and can only function so long with the sleep deprivation that often comes with build season. Many also have spouses that want to see them.

* The six weeks forces us all to make design decisions based on the short deadline - its part of the challenge. If a team does not have time to build their bot,they should build a slightly less complicated bot..

* More time to build will only create more separation between the top teams and the rest of us. (When I've been at Champs, I've noticed that the traditionally strongest teams have better, more efficient designs and better machining abilities than many of us. Just imagine what they'll have if you give them more time.)

* I can't speak for every time, but I know that a longer build season will not make it any less intense. We will simply use the time to strive to build a better robot. It will not be a reprieve at all in terms of exhaustion, stress, etc.