Thread: Team Selection Process???
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Unread 14-10-2004, 02:12
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Re: Team Selection Process???
I've said this before:

I am STRONGLY against any sort of selection process for FIRST teams.

I feel that everyone benefits from this program, regardless of their level of participation, and as such... everyone should be given the opportunity to participate.


My sophmore year of High School, I applied to be on our FIRST team, and was summarily rejected. OUCH.
Who can believe it, JVN not allowed in FIRST? Yes, it's true. (Some people may wish things had stayed that way! but...)

I came back the next year, and (luckily for me) was accepted onto the team. FIRST has since changed my life, and helped to define my future (in ways most people probably can't even imagine).
Still... I find myself wondering what things would be like if I had participated in 1999, instead of having to wait for 2000.

I really just can't bring myself to look a student in the eye and say "Sorry, we've decided you're not allowed to have this positive, life-changing experience. Try again next year."

John
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