Thread: This Is Appalling Behavior At A FIRST Event
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Unread 03-05-2012, 15:07
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Re: This Is Appalling Behavior At A FIRST Event
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Originally Posted by popnbrown View Post
There was a similar person in a wheelchair that people literally jumped over, ALMOST tripped over, to get to the other side. I got pretty upset and carried out your wish Jane. Caught a hold of a few of those students (and one mentor actually), gave them a good lecture and made them wait for 5 minutes for the other crowd to go.
Thank you, Sravan.

You are right, Kimberly. Absolutely. It is appalling to me at a FIRST Event because I agree with Sravan to a degree - I'm seeing a change that I'm not happy with. If the leaders don't take the time to lead, using the Core Values of FIRST, then we're in a heap of trouble. If the young people don't use the Core Values to help them make their decisions in times of stress, pressure, and excitement - then we're losing ground year by year. We should not be losing ground, we should be gaining it.

I noticed a lot of attendees at the event using canes. All ages. I worried about them in the crowd but didn't think to worry about the people in chairs. Goodness. We need more 1902s around to help get this mentality/behavior nipped in the bud. There should be buttons that say, What would 1902 do? That would help to fix a lot of our problems with callous and hatefully obnoxious behaviors.

Challenge: If you can think of a team that exemplifies the Core Values of FIRST and has a reputation that reflects kindness, helpfulness, generosity, professionalism, and respect - post it in this thread. It might be fun to make a batch of those buttons with the team numbers. Mine is and always will be 1902, Exploding Bacon aka Exploding Grace.

Jane
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