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Originally Posted by Micah Siegel
I see this program as a valuable way to establish contacts between teams, and as a way for rookie teams and struggling teams to develop a relationship with an experienced team that can guide them along and mentor them. In case you haven’t realized yet, the word “participate” in the title of my post does not necessarily mean apply for the test (though I would encourage all teams to discuss and consider it), but it means to get everything you possibly can out of it. Take advantage of this opportunity!
Sincerely,
Micah
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Here I disagree with you.
There is far more to be learned by hands on training, than by asking questions. FIRST is creating an unbalanced playing field be allowing those that are already established (3+ years in FIRST, "chairmans award winning" attributes) to get direct hands on experiance while the rest of the teams get to watch blogs.
I believe that, with this system, those that need the experiance the most (rookies) will be given the least amount of help.
Lets face it, the veteran teams that they want are the teams with already established software teams and this will give them a head start as to the nuances of the controller.
Don't get me wrong, I understand why they are asking for beta testers. I just wish that they wouldn't favor the teams that already have enough advantages.
As usual, this is JMHO.