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Re: The negative effects of FRC
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Originally Posted by Knufire
Yes, why would someone ever chase excellence? That sounds rather uninspiring. We should definitely all sit down and hold hands singing kumbayah, because anything that stressed you out too much is never worth it.
If that was the sentiment of a team that I joined in high school, I would have never stayed in or cared about this program past graduation.
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Who, other than you, said anything about not chasing excellence?
The OP gave a fine answer that shed useful light on his situation.
Your comment seems to imply that you think there is only one kind of excellence in FRC. There are many, and few of them require a one-dimensional pursuit of a blue banner. Teaching students about them, and enabling students to pursue them, would be a fine accomplishment any FRC team could be proud of.
I remain sure that FIRST wants participants to use the FRC program to place a greater emphasis on those non-STEM students, than participants place on the robot.
Blake
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Last edited by gblake : 01-06-2016 at 00:35.
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