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Originally Posted by RoteAugen
the big thing you want to remember is that most school administrations do not understand the full implications of the task we are set to accomplish every year in FIRST. Whether it be the money aspect, or the tools required, they simply don't understand how taxing it is to do what we do.
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It's hard for those who aren't familiar with FIRST to know anything about what it takes to run a team, and that's why it's so very important to do as many demonstrations as possible. Tell everyone in your school about FIRST, get the word out, and make robotics a cool thing that people want to do. When you earn the respect of your students and peers (it does take a lot of effort and time), that's when things starts to run smoothly. Sports and other clubs that have been around for 10 or 20 years often do take precidence over robotics, but it's a challenge the team has to work around. My suggestion would be to just do as many demos as possible, especially in your school. Have open houses and invite anyone, especially teachers and staff. That's what we've been doing for the past few years, and it's working.
