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Re: Chairman's Award -- is the bar too high now?

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Originally Posted by Rich Kressly View Post
I'm frightened by the thought that someone wants to reduce all of this to a point system somewhere, in fact, it really makes me feel sick. I like the fact that its somewhat open ended and I don't want any judge checking boxes in this case instead of talking, reading, learning, understanding.
Agreed, Kres. Some things don't need to be nailed down, pigeon-holed, or boxed in. The Chairman's is one of those.

Working with students and mentors who are extremely analytical by nature has been an interesting challenge for me over the years. They've helped me grow in that area and I hope that I've helped or contributed to the areas of the team where outreach is important, sharing knowledge and expertise is important, and helping the communities around us understand who we are and what we do/stand for is important. To assign numbers and check boxes to that and force the team into constantly grading itself, would just make these personalities more analytical and data driven. The Chairman's Award and the Woodie Flowers Award and now the Dean's List Award - need more freedom to develop than that. This opinion may not be in the comfort zone of those who sigh with pleasure when surrounded by numbers, data, and whirring machines, true - but there is great wisdom in having the robotics competition and awards recognizing that aspect of FRC. There is also great wisdom in recognizing the accomplishments and growth of the FRC teams in areas of impact, development, and celebration. You have to look no further than MOE to understand this.

Jane
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