Hi all,
I am trying to write my final paper for my research writing class and I chose to present the positive aspects of FIRST and its impact on the participants and the STEM industries. The only problem with this argument is that I am inherently biased being a participant with FIRST for so many years and I am struggling to define a proper counter argument to make my academic argument complete.
I ask you, the broader CD community what counter argument can you bring against all of the good this program provides? Is it the monetary burden involved and the sponsorships? Is the time spent in the lab/shop a detriment to more general studies/grades? Is the demand for technically skilled persons in the future an over estimate? Should a more standardized educational system be favored to make equal opportunity for all students to enter colleges? Are there better programs than FIRST out there?
I am wondering if anyone could come up with legitimate reasons, without going into too much detail (I do have to write this paper myself
) as to the "negatives" of the FIRST program.