Lack of Prior Knowledge

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Rosiebotboss

Three letters..... FLL.

Start'em in grade 4 (or earlier in JrFLL) By the time the student gets to high school, they already have the tools, the drive, the discipline to perform well on a FTC/FRC team.

Seconded. We sponsor and mentor several JFLL, FLL, and FTC teams in the area, and these are our "farm system".

The downside is that we start each season with something like 120 students. It is challenging to 'herd' that many cats students.