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Originally Posted by Dunngeon
While this is true, the distribution of the day's was much more destructive to our school's class schedule then it had been in years past. The compressed nature was what got to many members of our team, with a few choosing not to attend DCMP or CMP because of how much school they would be missing in such a short time period. (ie. last year, Qualified for CMP wk 2, attended CMP wk 9) to this year ( OSU wk 6, DCMP wk 7, CMP wk 9)
The time crunch isn't ideal, but again, I really enjoyed the district model
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One other point that we all should make to our school administrators: If the schools would recognize the extremely high value of this project-based STEM program, and how "being excused from classes" does NOT mean that the students' educational experience has been postponed, then this would be a non-issue. It's have to make a case for the educational benefit of high school sports, which is the most comparable situation (see the recent Atlantic Monthly article on this topic.) But that's not the case here. Robotics is even more mission-central than music programs that typically are treated as part of the curriculum. Student's classes should be required to schedule around the competitions, not the other way around.