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Re: Practice bot morality
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Originally Posted by JaneYoung View Post
I dunno, Andrew... you would have to convince a lot of teachers (who are lead mentors on their teams) that it isn't about teaching.

Jane
I have to agree with Andrew on this one. While teaching and learning frequently occurs on FRC teams, FIRST's goal isn't to teach science and technology. The goal is to increase awareness of STEM fields and make them appealing to students as a career choice. Learning and teaching are no doubt a very frequent and beneficial side effects, but students who participate in FIRST still have (need) four years of college in which to learn about STEM topics and prepare for a career in a STEM field.

I.E. if a hypothetical high school senior spent one afternoon watching the elimination matches at a regional, and that inspired them to go to college and be an engineer without actually gaining a shred of knowledge from the event, I think FIRST would mark that in the "win" column.
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