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Originally Posted by Libby K
My memory isn't perfect after 20 years of events, but wasn't Dean's Homework previously assigned during Kickoff and not the Championship? (Many years ago). If a team doesn't watch kickoff, then there's really something wrong.
Why not have the yearly homework put out in Dean's speech there, rather than at the CMP? That way everyone sees it.
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Yes, I remember this and I honestly didn't know it was assigned at champs until this thread. Other then receiving email blasts about it I saw it nowhere else.
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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
I don't know. It seems that way: there was no reward for doing it, it wasn't mandatory, it wasn't advertised. The time frame was all wrong, etc.
Maybe, this whole thread just rubs me the wrong way. I teach and hear excuses about not getting homework done. Some of the posts here reminded me of my students.
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Nobody is blaming FIRST - teams just have other priorities. As a student, your homework should be a priority because it reflects on your grade (wow, if only I went by that in highschool...). In this case, teams like my own are busy trying to stay afloat. Dean's homework doesn't secure us funds for the next season. Its not a good way to look at it, I myself don't agree with it, but it is what it is. Don't get me wrong, I'm more then happy to use 'FIRST' in my every day life, spread the word, and inspire. We just don't have the students for a media team, or the support, the time, ect. Therefore it just doesn't happen because we're focused on other things.