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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
Really, I'm saying that even though having FLL, FTC, and FRC all under the same roof sounds great on paper, how many people would it affect how much to have the programs in adjacent/nearby buildings? If I'm in the minority and many people are actually checking out FIRST as a whole, then perhaps this is quite important; however, I'm just curious how much this argument is "real" and not just "on paper."
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A major reason our elementary school has an FLL program is that in 2010 we were on Curie, which was right next to Einstein, which was where the FLL tables were set up. My wife -- a 5th grade teacher -- spent time watching FLL when the FRC matches weren't going on. And decided that her students could do that. We're now starting our 4th year of FLL at the school.
That's hardly "many people," but how many does it take to make a success? All other things being equal, even one or two cases of programs being started because someone saw them at Worlds is worth it. I'm sure that all other things aren't equal among the various sites, but since we're in the business of Inspiration I think it behooves FIRST to try really hard to keep everyone together.