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Re: Michigan, be honest, how is the district model?
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Originally Posted by Jim Zondag
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Why do we participate in FIRST?
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The only teams who should be at any championship are the ones who legitimately have some chance at being a champion, regardless of the sport. Anything other than this is just promotion of false hope.
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Jim,
That's an interesting opinion, and I'm aware that you are quite passionate on the subject; but in a point-counterpoint use of this space, I would like to simply say that other valid opinions, assertions and raisons d'être exist, and are held equally passionately.
I personally like to find room for multiple reasons for STEM teams to attend and benefit from competing in the STEM World Championships; and I like to try to find a middle road through discussions about the subject.
In the broader picture, FiM seems to have found a process that works well for FRC in Michigan. Other folks can learn much from it. Congrats to all the hard workers in Michigan for all its successes.
Blake
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