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Re: Why must you be such a critic??
Posted by nick237 at 1/10/2001 10:47 PM EST
Engineer on team #237, sie h2o bots, from Watertown high school ct and sieman co. In Reply to: Why must you be such a critic?? Posted by Kate T190 on 1/10/2001 2:54 PM EST: I voice my concernes because thats what they are, I base this year on the record of last years efforts. The procces of FIRST is more than the learning curve that the students receive during the year, you have to include the adult curve as well. A senerio for the year as you know includes a heart stopping effort of begging funds from anyone who will listen and donate. Its a year af planning and trying new ideas. It is a death defying 6 weeks of hell as the team works hundreds of long hours into the night getting all the ideas to work. It is the pride in the team of knowing the success of their effort when everything works but most of all its seing the faces of the team members as they celebrate their achievments AGAINST other teams that they in the arena AGAINST. Two teams...One field....One game.....One winner Thats what we dont have. We won our regional last year because we faught hard and played a great game coupled with an amazing aliance "131" and every member of our team remembers every second that we were on the field. They also remember every nut, bolt, screw and washer that got our robot into the finals and up to the winners circle. I am very disapointed this year as I believe we have lost a criticaly important part of the FIRST program and I dont think there will be the foot stomping fist pounding lung screaming excitement that every year we have grown to love. After the first few games many students will vanish to the sites of Disney because they are bored. The stands will be asleep compared to last year, so if I see you snoozing I will give you a nudge. One things for sure, next year will be death and mayhem again as FIRST tries to errase this years memory of disapointments, but many new teams that joined this year may not be back. We shall see. Even though I hate this years game I can promiss you that our team will build an amazing robot that will go out on the field and do the very best it can, our design that will be finalised tomorrow will stun every team there, and at the finals we "shall" be one of the teams standing proudly in front of the masses because we are a team but I personaly still hate the game. Nick237 : It's wonderful that you're voicing your thoughts to everyone, but I think that you should take a step back and actually listen to what everyone else is saying.. Try to see what they're trying to say.. Walk a mile in their shoes.. Pretend that you're back in high school.. Involved in FIRST.. Would you really be getting that much out of putting a design on a piece of paper and giving it to Dean?? Or would you get more from learning how to encorporate different mechanisms such that they all fit within the footprint physically?? Try to think about what you're saying and pretend you're a student in high school.. You tell me which way is best to inspire kids about science and technology.. : T190 XO : Kate |
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