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Re: Why Robots?
Two points:
As a student, I really got into robotics for the challenge and experience I couldn't get anywhere else. My high school didn't really have a computer science or engineering curriculum, but through FIRST I was able to explore the field of engineering and have fun at the same time. I was also involved in student council, scholastic bowl, school newspaper, and another academic team, but FRC became my passion. Come build season, I pretty much dropped everything (except schoolwork, that always must come first) and went all-out robotics. There's something about the community of a FRC team that is unlike anything else.
As a mentor (and college student), I'm dedicated to robotics and FIRST because I want to give students the opportunity to have the great experiences I had. Plus, it really is about more than just robots. Robots are a tool to build problem solving, teamwork, communication, and many other valuable skills. It's really cool to see current students making discoveries; they grow by leaps and bound every build season. I am still involved in other organizations, too, but if I had to choose just one, FIRST would be it.
So really, there is room for activities other than robotics, but robotics covers so many things that it's really a group of activities by itself. FIRST and robotics in general is a great program to bring everything together in an exiting and engaging way.
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