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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
I've long been a proponent of establishing FRC teams instead of merely starting them. I saw this post and got excited because I figured maybe, just maybe, FIRST is waking up to the fact that every failed team (and roughly 50% or more of FRC teams that ever form have failed) hurts their goals more than most people realize. A failed team is like dropping a carcass in a well. It rots and destroys the well. And sometimes that gets back into the water table. The teacher/contact thinks FIRST is too hard/expensive. The students think STEM is too hard for them. They think it's for people better than them.
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THIS. Starting and running a FRC team is hard, really hard, you need to have the commitment to stick with it for years to build up the organization. FIRST should focus more on sustainable rookies, and helping to build up weaker FRC programs. Churn is a major issue that can burn bridges with schools and students that we need to reach.
I commend FIRST Canada for making rookies apply for their grants, we need to ensure sustainable teams are getting started.