Thread: What do you feel about the growth of FIRST?
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Unread 01-05-2003, 17:05
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Sorry about the misunderstanding, but yeah, I DO AGREE with using the "FIRST STAR" program for qualification for the Championship. This "points system" isn't unfair, but it just doesn't seem right to have something going like that.

Another week to add to the build period would be perfect. 6 Weeks is JUST ENOUGH, but not enough time to make something spectacular.

I'm actually quite angry at the way our robot was built. We barely got any time to build it. We had one engineer, and he built the robot. As a matter of fact, HE RAN THE ENTIRE TEAM. If anything, FIRST needs to set mandates for teams, telling them what the mentors/engineers/adult leaders are in charge of doing, and if teams do not meet requirements... they get penalized for their actions. That could be a part of the FIRST STAR system.
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