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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
We didn't have school all last week. With the storm coming in, this week may be busted as well. Plan "B" has already been thrown out the window. I just hope we have something to drive when ship date comes around.
I broken down today and drove the 20 miles to school to work on the robot. The roads were a mess (Thank goodness for Jeeps!). I didn't feel very inspirational doing it though.
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There are a lot of us out there that feel the same way. We, too, are locked out, and with the next storm starting tomorrow and Wednesday, I don't expect that we will meet until maybe next Monday (The Superintendent is adamant that we are 'closed' and NO ONE can get into the school!). We have already missed something like 8 or 9 days, and will probably miss 7 more. We usually get 5 inches of snow a year, this year it will be closer to 5 feet.
But having said that - here is a slim glimmer of hope that I have seen. Emails are going around, kids are trying to do something, even if it is just looking at the code, fine tuning CAD drawings, drawing a new team logo, etc... at least they, to some degree, "own" this. The way things are going, we are going to also have a tough time to ship something that actually runs the way we imagined - but I think we will ship something, and we will have something there to compete with. I know it can seem a bit cliche, but it really is the journey, not the destination that matters. If, at the end, we have a robot that drives in a straight line, and occationally scores, then for this season, it will be a victory.
For the teachers like you, who year after year, work with these kids and try to inspire them to do their best, you are making a difference. Sometimes it is hard to see when you are in the midst of a mess like this, but one day you will see how your efforts to reach them, reached them. They may not show it right away, but the seed at least has been planted, and one day, through things that you all and all the teachers out there have taught them, it will bear fruit, and they will finally "get it!"
Hang in there!
Best regards,
Steve