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What's become of FIRST?
My two cents:
Where do all the politics come from? Why do people rant back and forth as to what comes first, the sponsor, or the school? Are we so swept up with political correctness where we cast aside the true spirit of FIRST to argue whether students or engineers should build a robot? I joined FIRST so I could get hands on experience in the world of design/development engineering, both mechanical and electrical. I did not join FIRST to watch and say "gee, that's cool," or say "that's nice, when do we get to go to florida?" I guess that's just my opinion, coming from a team with no sponsor but our own fundraising efforts, and not enough support from our "school" to pay the registration fees. As far as getting "inspired" about science and technology, there's only so much that can be learned through watching and waiting, but an entire world of wealth that can be learned through doing.
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