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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol
The thing I miss most in the District system is not getting to see out of state teams.
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Originally Posted by Basel A
-While there is less interaction with outside teams, that results in more interaction with inside teams. When you see the same team at 2-4 events (even 5, possibly) in a season, there's more camaraderie. The end result is greater cooperation and fewer failing teams
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Originally Posted by mesamb1
I would be curious to hear from the people who attend the New Jersey Regional and New York City Regional about how much diversity they see at their regional now.
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I don't speak for my team here, just for myself.
The ONLY significant drawback to the district system is this lack of diversity. I highly cherish meeting teams from Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Turkey and several near and distant states. I see the kids getting a lot from it as well*. And as the world continues to get smaller in the professional world, understanding and accepting this diversity becomes more important at this stage.
All the other drawbacks are surmountable IMHO.
@Basel A: interesting take on camaraderie and reducing failing teams, that is something that had not occurred to me. Thanks for that.
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Originally Posted by gblake
Amen - Concentrations of teams do not respect state boundaries.
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Yes, and so Mid-Atlantic Robotics does not use state lines as boundaries.
*Like teaching Brazilian kids how to play Extreme Duck-Duck-Goose, even with a steep language barrier. Or hearing how schools work in Mexico. Or just seeing that people are essentially the same, no matter where they're from.