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Originally Posted by Henry_222
You are helping me focus my point as I go along. I understand that some kids down there dancing do gain great things from this awesome program. I am afraid however that FIRST is or soon may be on a slippery down hill slope to massive recruitment efforts with no technical experience provided. FIRST will move away from the robot and competition aspect and become a hang out club for many high schoolers.
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I agree with you, however what can FIRST do about it? If they take the fun aspects out of it, many of the kids who gain things wouldnt stay in it. I know if I wasnt having fun with it, I wouldnt have been in it since I was 8. I feel that it is up to the teams themselves to make sure each student gets good experience. I dont think FIRST can do anything about it because there are just too many kids they would need to take care of, they just need to keep up a fun environment. It is much more realistic for a team to make sure kids learn something, because they only need to take care of around 20-30 kids, as opposed to FIRST trying to talk with 10,000+ kids. I think FIRST has done everything they can. They are getting major coorporations to provide professionals to teach students. Where else can you find that?? Everything is set up for the students to succeed. If they dont take advantage of this opportunity, it is their own fault.
Joey