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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner
This may sound like a stupid question, but I'd like some serious responses.
What about shortening the build season to 4 or 5 weeks, with no witholding?
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If I were to start my own high school robotics competition:
-- I'd want my build season to start the first weekend in January, so that college-age alumni can attend kickoff before they go back to school. This lets the high school students capture a little bit of the alumni's institutional knowledge, but it also (1) challenges the students to make their own decisions that will (2) establish themselves as the new team leaders and (3) push the envelope of the team's capabilities.
-- I'd want my build season to have a defined "stop build" date, even if it means that the date must be chosen arbitrarily. This is essential in order to teach the concepts of project management.
-- I'd want my build season to end before the college students have a chance to come home on their spring break.
By these criteria, my build season ends up being ~6 weeks long.