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AKA: Conor Sheehy
FRC #3958 (Schrödinger's Cat)
Team Role: Mechanical
 
Join Date: May 2013
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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FIRST Classroom Integration

Just to survey community opinion: how do you all feel about integrating FIRST with classroom material?

More specifically: have high school students (such as myself) code for the school FIRST team to gain real life experience solving problems, Math teachers explaining the real life implications of calculus and geometry making example of the team, Chemistry and Physics teachers talking about materials sciences (strength, weight, structure) and other aspects of engineering (everything from torque to octane rating).

Personally I feel that it would be a great idea, but I feel that many schools, though they may overall agree with FIRST, may disagree with this kind of integration. To those who are confused: my manifesto here is to eliminate the dreaded question that students use to waste time, which is "When am I ever going to use this in real life?"

Post your ideas, comments, and suggestions.