Forum: FIRST Lego League
14-10-2016, 17:56
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Replies: 3
Views: 324
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Forum: FIRST Lego League
14-10-2016, 15:31
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Replies: 3
Views: 324
No MN Events?
Hi, CD! I have a small group of young girls that really want to get into FLL next year. I told their parents that we can spend a day in the Twin Cities to show them a competition and gauge interest,...
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Forum: General Forum
27-09-2016, 19:28
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,918
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 23:17
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,777
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
I will grant you that; we do spend time after stop build working on code and other small projects. However, it is with a much lower intensity than working on the actual bot simply because it is small...
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 22:40
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,777
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
Oh I absolutely understand and agree with you that teams don't use the same amount of time. My point was rather that teams would be, in a way, obligated to through competitive pressure and passion to...
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 22:26
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,777
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
Lack of resources is one of the things we struggle with as well. We have very few dedicated mentors on our team (many of them are parents that float in and out) and very few members to boot. As a...
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Forum: General Forum
29-08-2016, 08:54
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,317
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
I have had luck with bog standard Target jeans. They have pockets that my entire hand can fit in and they're marginally more flattering than work pants. They've held up well to chemical splatter, but...
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 20:52
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Replies: 155
Views: 23,787
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 18:41
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Replies: 155
Views: 23,787
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Forum: Off-Season Events
21-07-2016, 22:46
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,052
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
I'm sorry for the hate you received in this thread, but I can understand how users may have perceived your post as being directed more at women's events in general versus just the lunch lectures. I'm...
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Forum: General Forum
02-06-2016, 20:14
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Replies: 127
Views: 7,602
Re: F4 - Connect (The new way to get help)
It may benefit you to pivot direction and focus on the connect part of your idea. You're onto something with the idea that students may be apprehensive about posting here. Why not have a rolodex of...
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2016, 10:11
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,309
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
19-05-2016, 07:41
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,253
Re: What states fund robotics
Yes, this is what I recall too for funding.
The grant is for any group in a [URL="http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/acts/280"]non-profit robotics competition.[URL]
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 20:06
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Replies: 186
Views: 27,912
Re: Split Champs assignment
Hypothetically, what if teams from the Houston attending region won most of the championship slots from the regionals in the Detroit attending region as well as the Houston attending region?
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 01:06
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,347
Re: Being a FIRST Alumni
I took a complete break from FIRST for my first three years of college. Would not recommend...
But! In some ways, it was really nice when I finally did go back and mentored my old high school team....
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Forum: General Forum
01-05-2016, 19:51
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,691
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Forum: General Forum
24-04-2016, 18:42
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Replies: 182
Views: 27,425
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Forum: Championship Event
19-04-2016, 13:55
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Replies: 181
Views: 30,922
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 18:15
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,377
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
I did read the whole thread and saw what a few had said. I'm sorry that it happened since you're right, it does change how you approach the conversation and make your point.
You are right about...
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 17:41
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,377
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
We're (at least I'm) not trying to discount your anecdotes as meaningless. But the sheer number of women who have responded to this thread as well as the numerous women beyond who have stories of...
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 15:43
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,377
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
The problem is that when we are having a discussion of events that have been considered harrasment and the usual "boys will be boys" excuse is brought up, or complaints of blurring the line between...
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Forum: Finding A Team
28-05-2015, 15:50
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,460
Re: Wisconsin FIRST
Thanks, Ryan. I'll have to send them a message, though my initial thoughts are that it's pretty unfortunate to have so little FRC...
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Forum: Finding A Team
28-05-2015, 15:37
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,460
Wisconsin FIRST
This Minnesota girl got a job in Wisconsin and is moving to Eau Claire! I'm looking for a new FRC team to support and some mentors who know the WI FIRST scene to help me get my bearings. I'm...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
15-05-2015, 13:47
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,639
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Forum: General Forum
09-04-2015, 23:20
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Replies: 739
Views: 121,038
Re: Future First Championship News
This is my thought too. I'm taking a Hanlon's Razor approach to it: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity". Though, in this case I might change that last word...
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