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Originally Posted by Zholl
My guess is that FIRST attracts a lot of the same group of kids as scouting, 4H and the like.
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This is an opinion and I've never verbalized it before so it may take some tweaking with help from others who get the gist of what I'm trying to say.
To expand on your statement, I also think that students who enjoy working alongside adults are attracted to the program or decide to stick with it. Those who have the confidence to share with, learn from, and appreciate adults as mentors and role models, and who desire to become mentors and role models, themselves, seem to do very well in programs such as FIRST.
Many students enter a team unaware of the demands that will be placed on them as a member of a team. The keyword is: team. If they don't have the confidence initially, they will gain it and help others obtain it as well. It's pretty cool to see individuals and teams develop in areas of trust and team building.
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