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Re: Engineering and Robotics program in danger

Blake ends with a very important point. Preserving STEM education is what is important. You need to be flexible in choosing what program you integrate.

As Don says,you have to quietly educate them to the long term benefits and goals of the program you choose. IMO there is nothing that compares to the skill set that is acquired in the six week FRC build season. What you need to sell is that skill set. Invite everyone to observe the six weeks. Invite them early in the season and late in the season so they can see the progress. The six weeks is what shapes the students. Too often the goals your community sees are the results of competition and not how you have made these students grow.

FRC may not be the best program to base a STEM program. It is very time and resource intensive. FRC is expensive and the district model is making it more expensive.

Be flexible and listen to the school boards concerns. Modify what you need from them and ask for another year to show what the program can do.

Last edited by JohnBoucher : 26-12-2011 at 11:35.