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Originally Posted by eagle33199
You also need to realize that the wall was designed with safety in mind.
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I acknowleged your opinion in my post and agree on the safety concerns :
"I am ok with the decision, but I hope GDC sees our situation and either considers the wall is not designed for PRE-COLLEGE middle school students, or places the age limit back for safety reasons."
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Originally Posted by eagle33199
And on a personal rant... We all want every kid to be successful in everything they do. But the truth of the matter is they aren't. Sometimes things don't work out, sometimes (like this example) the situation is simply set up against them. All too much these days our society sets up scenarios where kids will be successful or win regardless of what they actually do. We want them to be successful, so we lower the bar until everyone can be successful. Sure, it makes everyone feel good, but is it really helping the kids prepare for adulthood? If a kid is legitimately too short to be able to drive a robot, could this not help serve as a life lesson on managing expectations and understanding how to be successful (say, as part of the pit crew) despite these challenges?
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My opinon is if the kids are mature and responsible, I will always pull for them like cheering for the underdog. I've had 6th grade home school kids that do amazing things. I hate to limit them just because soceity classifies them in the "6th" grade. Home school people don't do "grades". But I can understand your opinon.