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Re: Good Time To Start Teaching My Little Brother?
I did FLL for 6 years. I started at the age of 10. It was easily one of the best experiences of my life. One of the great things about FLL (there are many great things) is that the "get the best score you can" approach gives a thrill to people of ANY skill level. Sure, the top level teams achieve near perfection. But my first year, we were THRILLED when things went right for us, and we scored a big 35 out of 400 points. Participating in FLL, and the constant progress you make over the years, is a GREAT way to learn the basics (and not-so-basics) of engineering.

And if there aren't any teams nearby, start one! FLL teams are easy to make, with a much lower budgetary commitment than FRC. My team was home-grown, run by two committed families who owned mindstorms kits, and made it to the world championship.
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