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Re: Dean Kamen, Manual Laborers, and You
When Dean made this comment during his speech, I actually perked up a bit, and began to listen more attentively. I was a bit offended personally, but I think I was more upset because of how the students on our team may have taken it.
816 is composed of Students from a Vocational Technical School, and while many of them will go onto college, nearly as many of them won't. Most of them are taught a trade in their Career Major that is capable of supporting themselves and their families for the rest of there life, and for someone to tell them that "no one wants to be a manual laborer" is kind of like a kick in the face. Luckily no one (to my knowledge) was upset by this comment, so I can't be too upset either.
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-Dustin Benedict
2005-2012 - Student & Mentor FRC 816
2012-2014 - Technical Mentor, 2014 Drive Coach FRC 341
Current - Mentor FRC 2729, FRC 708
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