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Originally Posted by wajirock
Marketing FIRST solely as a STEM program does not properly include those aspects of FIRST; as more and more teams make the fine arts a more integrated part of their team and culture, and in turn the culture of FIRST, it is important that FIRST accurately markets itself as what it has in store for future innovators.
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We teach how to use a first aid kit to our members. Should we now call it SHTEAM (Science Health Tech Engineering Arts Math)?
Nothing exists in a vacuum. I don't know of anyone who actually thinks the arts are useless, and have zero place in FIRST. The point is what the emphasis of the program is. One of the goals of FIRST is to make scientists and engineers "rock stars." Many artists are already immensely popular, they don't need the extra boost compared to scientists. Sure, Steven Hawking is popular, but honestly, more artists are well known than scientists.