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Unread 22-03-2012, 14:32
JaneYoung JaneYoung is offline
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Re: Breaks from FIRST

I've quit the team and FIRST twice in the past 10 years. The first time was in 2006 and the second time was, I forget.

As you can see, the quit didn't stick. Recently, I've considered cutting way back or quitting - again. I'm not sure how that will go although my intentions are sincere.

The first 2 times, it boiled down to the lack of communications in our team structure and the lack of transparency in FIRST. After a while, one does finally realize that it hurts to keep beating your head against the wall.

I'm thinking about it again because of different reasons. If I change anything, I will stay with my amazing and incredible team and ignore participating in the bigger picture. I'm all about growing the bigger picture as I have understood it over the last few years. I'm not interested in the politics or embracing the culture that I thought we were trying to change. The impact is subtle and it is also in your face. I'm not interested in that impact - I'm interested in the impact of seeing a student come into his or her own. I'm interested in seeing a student step up to the challenge and work through it. I'm interested in seeing what a difference our team makes in our region and how that difference is for the good. Beyond that, I've gotten burned out.

FIRST has a lot of work to do on a lot of levels. They hit their 20 year mark and I'm hoping the lessons learned from those 20 years will serve them well in the decisions they make for the next 20. I'll probably stick around to see how it goes but I will not be as active a participant.

Jane
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Last edited by JaneYoung : 22-03-2012 at 14:36. Reason: last sentence
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