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Originally Posted by gblake
Or, on the other hand, it might be why less expensive (and I'm not necessarily talking about cash) STEM programs need to diffuse through communities independently of the schools.
I don't know that schools can pull the rest of the world the way a locomotive pulls a train; but I am confident that a community can support a school, and can make STEM programs into community programs that don't depend so strongly on any single handful of participants.
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If FIRST wishes to influence more students, I feel like being integrated with schools would be able to reach more students. I haven't really talked in depth on this matter to a key figure in a community-based STEM program, but working with schools seems to get more students involved.
At the same time, community-based programs seem to be stronger and more sustainable, but that's an argument for another day...