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Re: Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative

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Originally Posted by Koko Ed View Post
What could FIRST stand to improve upon?
FIRST needs to work with teachers to write and freely distribute curriculum, that aligns with the Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This will be a big effort, as there are also individual standards for each state. If it seems daunting... imagine how big this is for teachers. I've scrambled to cobble together a curriculum that can be used to teach this as a class, as that's one of the only ways to get my school interested in this, because...

...funding is very difficult to secure for my team.

I'd also like to see a decrease in program fees.
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