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Originally Posted by whytheheckme
No, I did not miss this part. This does not explain why they segregated the people who went to this regional. If missing school was an issue, then each student should have attended the same number of regionals.
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This isn't for you to decide, this is a team decision and every team operates differently. They had the funds to go to three regionals, but not the means to do it with everyone on their team because of the amount of school that would be missed. Instead of choosing fewer competitions, they chose to send certain people to certain regionals.
Your stance has been established, but I think it's time to move on. 842's team members agreed upon this, it's something they decided to do and honestly, something that
should be done more often. There are far more males not only in FIRST but in many technological fields as well. In my past experiences, many female students would not take a hands on role if a male student was present - at least not at first. It's that first initial interaction to a leadership role, to taking charge that will boost confidence regardless of gender. These students were in charge, they stepped up and made it happen, and they're all better for it. If anything, the team interaction for the following build season will probably improve dramatically. So the boys didn't get to go to one regional - so what? They've had the opportunity to go to two others and the championship event. It would be different if the team was only going to one or two competitions for the season, but they're competing a total of four separate times which is the big difference here.
No one is trying to eliminate the gender issue here because it will always be a factor, but what 842 did with their female students will only help the dynamics of the team in future build seasons.