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Originally Posted by AlecMataloni
Dear CNN,
We're not from indiana.
Love, Wildstang
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If this was on facebook, I would "like" this haha.
At this point, any exposure on a national level for FIRST is good exposure. Sure there are some things that could be done better but the way CNN ran it made sure that everyone could understand that there is a problem and FIRST is a great way to begin to solve it.
Disclaimer about this next part: I do not believe any of this is right and I was honestly shocked when I heard it from my teacher
The problem with education was put in a great but twisted way by my economics teacher: the governments and authorities in the poorer areas of the country where gangs are secretly don't want them to advance in society because well... they come from the families of gangs. They're scared of these people being above them later on, so they bring them down (crabs in a barrel mentality?) by not offering higher level courses and extra-curriculars such as FIRST.
THIS is one of the many things about our culture that needs to be changed.
Also, people have also said that a great challenge from America such as going to the moon will bring about our brightest minds and inspire them to be successful. Anyone thinking Mars?
