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Originally Posted by Beth Sweet
That being said, I disagree with most everything you are saying. You say that you (and I believe the other supporter of the concept was Karthik...) beleive that better than a participation medal would be a 4 year pin. I vehemently disagree with this concept. In fact, I still would not qualify for my 4 year pin as I've been in FIRST for only 3 years. Howerever, I feel that participating in FIRST has been fantastic on me. I know that this season, I distributed the participation medals and my 1-year seniors were so proud that one of them didn't take off his the entire evening. Those medals, while they may not seem like the correct form of reward, mean everything to some people. We worked so hard this year. Those kids were so proud of their achievements.
The way I see it, FIRST participation makes everyone winners, so there's no problem with giving a winner a medal.
I don't know, I just don't like the idea of saying that longevity is a better indicator of FIRST than the effort put forth. Maybe a yearly pin would work well, but I hate the 4 year idea. In 3 years, I feel like I've had more good things happen to me and been more impacted by FIRST than some who were in the program for 4 years that I know.
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I agree with Beth. I have been in FIRST for 3 years and though I regret not joining the team in grade 9, there is nothing I can do about it now. However, FIRST affects people in all different ways. For some, it can change their lives, as it definitely has mine and the majority of the frequent posters on CD. But, there are so many other FIRST participants who haven't been affected in this way. And some of these may have been involved for their entire high school career. So while a 4-year pin is a great idea, I don't think it would suit everyone. Quality not quantity. I for sure would be extremely jealous of those who do get the 4 year pin.
And just to be difficult .. what if you spend more than 4 years in high school ??
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Originally Posted by Philip W.
Even the driver's pin (although I am not a driver...yet) would be worth more to me than that participation medal.
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As much as I love my participation medals, I will agree with this. Operator Badges mean a lot to me and I am so proud to say that for the last two years I have been part of the drive team.