FIRST alumni: How has FIRST affected your career?

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FIRST didn't exist when I was a student, but it has certainly had an impact on my teaching career.

After seven years coaching team 1346 two opportunities arose... one to move in to educational administration and the other to teach post secondary.

I chose the latter, and there were many factors that were relevant to these opportunities, but my involvement with FRC was part of opening the door to both.

It has meant giving up my role as an FRC coach/mentor/teacher. It has, however, opened up the opportunity to serve as an inspector and judge for FRC and contribute more time to the growth of VEX competitions and teams in our area.

Jason