Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative

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Originally Posted by Koko Ed

What could FIRST stand to improve upon?

FIRST needs to work with teachers to write and freely distribute curriculum, that aligns with the Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This will be a big effort, as there are also individual standards for each state. If it seems daunting... imagine how big this is for teachers. I've scrambled to cobble together a curriculum that can be used to teach this as a class, as that's one of the only ways to get my school interested in this, because...

...funding is very difficult to secure for my team.

I'd also like to see a decrease in program fees.