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Originally Posted by Jared Russell
It is clear with this decision that FIRST as an organization doesn't have quite the same set of goals that I do.
The ideals that are held by myself and by many of the longtime FRC mentors and volunteers whom I consider friends and colleagues are bigger than FIRST, and we will find (or make) another vehicle for them if we are forced to.
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This is a bit of a volatile hyperbolic statement which doesn't state anything fundamentally new in the STEM education world, don't you think? The rest of your post hits home, IMO. This last statement is just a distraction to me.
Many FRC teams are part of larger programs that utilize multiple 'vehicles' already (have you seen recent Chairman's videos?). FIRST programs are great general programs and use a great set of ideals to achieve FIRST's goals, but the programs themselves do not address every STEM education-related need this country already has.