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Gotta agree with Tom..
Posted by colleen.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Other on team #246, a FIRST-aholic, from John D. O'Byrant High School/BU Academy and Boston University/Wentworth Institute of Technology/MassPEP.
Posted on 11/10/99 4:26 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Selection of students to attend competitions posted by Tom on 11/9/99 11:29 AM MST:
Despite the fact that i made the travel team all my 4 years of high school, i have to agree that kids should realize that that isn't what FIRST is about. We always welcomed everyone on our team... and had a yearly average of 60 or 70 who sign up to begin with.. and in some way shape of form.. probably at least 40 or so.. participate on the team. even knowing that, my past team never took 40 kids to disneyworld.. but that never stops those 40 from helping out..
my point, if the kids easy enough stop doing work because they think they won't go, then they are likely in it for the wrong reasons.. yeah, everyone wants to go to disney, but if you'd rather count yourself out cause you know others will do more work then try and at least work up to that level, you're missing the point. i know that was always something that drove me to work harder the nights i'd see other sitting around doing nothing, or knowing i could be out with my non-FIRST friends.. if it wasn't the fact that i was addicted, it was the fact that if i knew if i wanted a chance to travel with my team and take part in the nationals, that's what it took..
and i commend people like Tom who can see that FIRST isn't about the trip to Florida but what you learn and being on the team.. i remember that year too.. there were 20 kids my team wanted to take.. and they could only afford 18.. even knowing he was not going, Tom was there working right up 'til the robot shipped, and there those 3 days after regionals.. when some of the kids on the travel team weren't..
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