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Posted by Matt Leese at 02/23/2001 8:04 PM EST


Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Fiber Technologies & RIT.


In Reply to: Dedicated few...
Posted by nick237 on 02/23/2001 6:59 PM EST:



The problem of having people dedicated to FIRST is one that I'm sure every team has gone through. It doens't matter how well sponsored a team is or how much support it has, it always comes down to a few people to get things done. I guess I'm not the best person to comment on this as I was a student last year and as a college student this year I mostly ended up being administration (someone's gotta do it) but even as a student on 7 we had problems with people consistently showing up. You note a lack of support from people, the school, the area, and just in general. I see that not as an insurmountable problem but instead a challenge that needs to be risen to. I don't think giving up is the answer here. Just remember why we do FIRST. It isn't about work or fun or our own enjoyment. FIRST is for the kids (now I feel old...sheesh). We're here to give them a chance. To excite them about engineering and science and math. To give them real rolemodels. Don't let little problems like you mentioned get in the way of this. If you need some time off, take it. But don't leave the whole problem because you feel a bit burned out.

Matt who's sick ramblings should be taken with a grain of salt