Poor Dean's Homework 2013 Turnout

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

Clearly the method they used last year didn't work, at least in terms of getting a ton of submissions, so something has to change-- probably from both sides of the equation. Yes, maybe teams should be more willing to jump into "non-essential" activities like Dean's Homework, but there are several things (which have been previously expressed more eloquently than I am able to previously in this thread) that FIRST can do to creating that sort of internal culture change.

Here's the thing - in the past, the homework has been much easier in comparison.

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This video project requires a lot more time and effort. The barriers to being able to do this are pretty high given the time constraint that was placed on teams. Without the Nov 1 due-date, I think more teams would be able to work on it, either as practice with their media-passionate students pre-kickoff, or as a sidebar to their Chairman's video production as they're collecting media on their team over the course of the season.

I don't think the issue is that people don't want to do Dean's Homework - it's that this homework was a lot harder than the timeline given can accomodate.