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Re: The FRC Program and Its Effect On High School Students (x-post from r/FRC)

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was this posted unironically asking for a friend
Sober and serious.

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Originally Posted by jajabinx124 View Post
I disagree with option 2 on a entirely different reason. I think we should focus on teaching kids how to time manage and stay motivated to finishing schoolwork rather than allocating them time during meetings which I think just is an awkward way to try to fix the issue. If we can motivate them to finish it outside of school and influence them in that direction I think it will have more of an impact than allocating time to force them to work on homework during meetings, although that option isn't bad either.. I know some teams that have effectively implemented it.
Right on. There's public schoolers on our team that make the commitment and get out of FIRST what they need to. Strategies like working ahead, using study groups, or my personal favorite (which I employed from time to time, the exact day varying): Set aside school for the week and make Sunday the school day.

Basically, they all came down to the idea that one should focus on the task at hand. We are bad multitaskers and it takes time for us to switch tasks. So stick to what you're currently doing.


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This point came up at an event I was at. Maybe it's my team dynamic, but sometimes there will be down time, for whatever reason. Especially for teams not based in a school, bringing extra work to do during these times is something to do besides sitting or wandering. It was also noted that parents wary of the time commitment required for FRC would feel a bit better if they felt like kids were still taking schoolwork/homework into consideration.
Definitely team dynamic specific. There are cases of bottlenecks where getting ahead on schoolwork is appropriate. But still, see bolded point above.
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