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Originally Posted by zcohen
Maybe I'm just reading into these posts too much, but again, this is a public forum that our kids are reading, and I know they're having at least the same thoughts as I am on my team.
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I just re-read the thread, and outside of the relative inanity over the logo and terminology (which is standard Chief affair; go look at the tired thread about FIRST changing their logo and then please bleach both pairs of our eyes) it's reasoned thought from mentors who have been in FIRST for a long time and I don't think there is any push back moving to the district system within the teams who have posted here. In fact, this is something some of us have been pushing for for 5-6 years. We have had issues of growing FRC in places where it should thrive (I would love to see a day where Hampton Roads has as many teams as NoVA) and it's outside the scope of my team or any individual team to easily remedy something like that. On top of that, competitive drive and team camaraderie are also pretty lousy in the area, and maybe districts can fix that.
I don't doubt that everyone in this thread is also not aware of the sacrifices that have to be made in transitioning to the district system. I know my team has financially and logistically prepared itself to undertake reasonable inherent difficulties. Any perceived shortcoming I see as with lines of communication are usually channeled into private discussions that you don't see and public posts that you do see. It's not a complaint, a diatribe, a long winded litany, a Shakesperean tragedy, or a Homeric epic, it's usually just a question with possible criticism that I want answered.
My perception is that no one here has bashed the inherent idea of districts, but some people who have been around the block with some others before feel their voice is not heard through the proper primary channels and decide to bolster their voice through this forum. No one is dressing down FIRST Chesapeake or VirginiaFIRST/DC FIRST/ Maryland FIRST here. But perception is reality, and if there is a different reality somewhere else there is not much I can do to change it.