Thread: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
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Unread 06-29-2008, 11:03 PM
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Re: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
On attending multiple regionals:

-Going to Atlanta is not necessary for inspiration.
-Winning a regional is not necessary for inspiration.
-Taking part in a FIRST team is a path to inspiration.

Watch my team on TBA. You will see a signifigantly less than great robot. Am I still inspired? Heck Yes!

If a team needs to do extremely well to feel inspired, then there is something wrong.



On mentors:

They are our mentors because they know more than us in their areas of expertise. They have experience. They are not the focus of FIRST, but without them, it wouldn't happen. We all have different opinions on how they should perform their role, or what that role should be. But to shun their opinions because they are probably more informed than ours is quite ridiculous. If you had never encountered a teacher in your life, where would you be now?


EDIT, to post below:

Point taken. The second half of my post wasn't specifically aimed at Josh, or any other one person. The topic has just been on my mind lately, for reasons other than this thread, and it kind of slipped out here. I apologize for any offense caused to anyone.

Now, back to the topic, instead of a "Bash fuzzy1718-fest"
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