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Re: What Makes a FIRST Team Successful?
Success can be measured on many different levels. I think any team that has changed any person's attitude on science & technology or inspired a member to pursue engineering constitutes success.
However, I think success should be relative to the goals of the team. If an 8th year team is only inspiring one student a year then there is a problem. Veteran teams need to be held to higher standards in terms of success.
Fostering teamwork skills, gracious professionalism, and project management are also skills that students should learn. I don't really know any way to tangibly measure the success of this.
Just my 2 cents.
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2003 Animator and FIRST newbie
2004 HP, Animator & Programmer
2005 Team Captain, Arm Operator & Animator
2006 Team Captain
2006 BOSTON ENGINEERING INSPIRATION WINNERS
2006 NJ ENGINEERING INSPIRATION WINNERS
2006 BOSTON AVA WINNERS
2005 DUEL ON THE DELAWARE CHAMPS w/ 222 & 1721
2005 BRUNSWICK ERUPTION IV CHAMPS w/ 358 & 369
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