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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
If FRC were a computer science competition, I'd be agreeing with you wholeheartedly. But it isn't a computer science competition, any more than it's a materials science or RF design or metallurgical competition. We're mostly giving students exposure to and experience with good use of appropriate tools and materials. We're not really expecting them to learn the details of tool design, are we?
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True, but in many instances, these kids are learning above and beyond what they are expected to learn. Why inhibit that?