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Originally Posted by Libby K
I think at the beginning of this thread, before its clear and not-at-all-subtle* downward spiral, had some useful discussion on how the Homework could be better distributed/handled in the FIRST Community. Maybe we can bring it back to that? Hm?
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Libby,
Thanks for bringing the conversation back to the original question.
We dedicated a few resources to complete the assignment because we felt it had a net benefit. Specifically, the video gave us a jump start on our Chairman’s Award process going into our sophomore season. It became the “first draft” of our message.
Getting awards organized early may also give us a better shot at winning a few. Winning our way to Championship is definitely a strong incentive. Documenting our history and having additional promotional materials to recruit sponsors are other benefits.
The November 1st target was a little early in my opinion. A mid December deadline would still have forced us to finish before kick-off, which I felt was the true goal. The early completion date could have discouraged boarder participation of other FIRST teams.
I know my rational above was focused on the benefits to my team. However, the actual goal of Dean’s Homework was to provide “Make It Loud” content for the benefit of FIRST as an organization. Maybe Dean should provide examples as to how other homework assignments have used to benefit FIRST. I am assuming these videos will be used to convince future sponsors or agencies to join our mission. But it is just an assumption…
David