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Re: Is It Possible to Take FIRST too seriously?
I think we can become too serious in some ways and we can devote way too many hours to this wonder called FIRST. The lead teacher on 418 sets a schedule that we adhere to and he strives to help the team (all of us) remember that school comes first. The mentors and parents support his efforts, trying to keep the team (all of us) focused, fed, sane. Of course free time is another matter and that is where each person has to step in and take responsibility. That is part of the learning process, time management.
One reason that I care about FIRST is our outreach. As is the case with many of our FIRST teams, 418 does outreach with students and young people who don't readily have access to engineering concepts and to teenagers that enjoy and want to share their passion for math, science, technology. That is the source of my own passion and it is also where I have to find the balance. I work at it.
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Excellence is contagious. ~ Andy Baker, President, AndyMark, Inc. and Woodie Flowers Award 2003
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~ Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Last edited by JaneYoung : 27-12-2006 at 16:44.
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