Thread: How do you describe FIRST?
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Re: How do you describe FIRST?
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Originally Posted by BandChick View Post
If FIRST isn't your life, then you're doing something wrong!
Sorry, I just saw this quote in the spotlight list and I kind of disagree. FIRST should not be "your life". Don't get me wrong I love the program but it shouldn't be something that consumes most of your life. If your consumed by FIRST as a student and even a mentor your not really fulfilling the vision of FIRST and its founders, "To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes." Why? Well, I bet Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and the other leaders of FIRST would like to see us go on to bigger and greater things pertaining to science and technology, and IF we have time, mentor a team. I see FIRST as a program that is advantageous to students prior to entering college and later into a career pertaining to science and technology (or really anything for that matter) because of the experiences you gain from it.
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I will be trekking into territories where FIRST teams do not exist, perhaps I should start one? Oh, but that's a lot of work.
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