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Unread 11-04-2006, 20:38
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Re: The Triplet Challenge

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Originally Posted by d.courtney
NiagaraFIRST

So with this Triplet Challenge I can assume that after 2 years you will start to break away and form separate collaborations with other teams you individually start, after all I assume you are all well off, and have very understanding students by now, which can mentor rookie teams or stuggling teams... OR ... Is this just a way to make more teams have carbon copied robots thus taking the pressure off of your collaboration, allowing you to continue to have a killer collaboration, with identical robots... which go from regional to regional inspiring the crowds by winning them all (even though you apparently are still competing with each other)... so what is it? will carbon copied robots continue? will your collaboration continue? or have your teams reached a point where they will branch off, and add more numbers to the thriving NiagaraFIRST coalition?

David

Although your sarcastic remarks don't warrant a response, I will give one anyway. People say I am too nice.

The truth is we don't know what will happen next year. I hope that Notre Dame High School in Welland will become the newest member of NiagaraFIRST. Based on their progress so far as a virtual team. they should be able to manage to build their own robot during their rookie season (as long as they can keep using the shop they found). I hope that 1503 and/or 1680 can build their own robot. We will sit down as a group at the end of the season and make the decision that we feel is best for the current and future students in the area.

Our teams have worked very hard for the success we have had this year. I am not going to apologize for winning a few regionals. We built inspiring robots, we seeded high, and we picked the best team available (although, I was a little unsure watching 217's autonomous mode in the semis at GTR - wow!).

Is collaboration the only way to grow? Of course not.
Does it work? So far so good. We'll see how the next couple years go.

Now, can we please keep this debate civil.

We will continue to defend our side, to show how collaboration can aid growth and we will listen to others opinions on how we can improve.
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