[bduddy]

Every time one of these topics comes up, I deeply regret that I am not capable of drawing my many, many thoughts and emotions on this topic into a coherent post. The one thing I'd like to say is this: A FIRST team can and should provide way, way more than just "inspiration". Defending accusations like this with "well, I think they're still inspiring their students, so it's OK" is a massive cop-out.