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Re: Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017

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And no, it is definitely NOT because I don't want to do more work.
No one's saying you're too lazy or don't want to put the work in. (If they are, they don't realize how much work it is already to be a lead mentor of any sort for a team).

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My difficulties in raising more funding stem largely from an issue I have avoided bring up here due to the Pandora's box of backlash I expect it will open, but here goes... Like many of my fellow Canadians, a core value I hold as an educator is that I don't believe that private sponsorship belongs in public schools.
Can I inquire as to why you don't believe that private sponsorship belongs in public school? From my perspective, seeking sponsorships is a great way to reach out to the community, get local business and civic leaders involved, and increase the reach and strength of the program. Also, to what level would this belief hold? If I were to write you a check for $1000, would you accept it? What if 10 relatives of students were to send in $100 each? Like it or not, there just isn't enough public funding for these programs; that's one of the reasons why we are all trying to change the culture. However, to get to that point, we need our communities to get the message and rally behind us.

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I think we have more than enough fuel to easily sell this program's worth to private sponsors, so why not sell it with equal vigor to our municipal, provincial and federal governments here in Canada. My sense from the discussion on this forum is that more people are concerned about making more WINNING teams rather than making more WORKING teams. I get it... district model = better educational experience and more team growth.
Michigan has done an excellent job of selling the program's worth to the government leaders. Their first and second year teams all got grants to start up. However, that funding wasn't forever; teams needed to be able to find the same level of funding elsewhere.[citation needed, someone from FiM please comment].

One implied assumption is that a winning team or a successful team is a working team. CD tends to have a bias towards fostering competitive FRC teams; just look at the reaction to the split championship announcement. The argument that many of us see as fundamental to our participation in FIRST is that winning is inspiring, and simple participation in the program isn't enough inspiration; we want our students to continue to compete and do what it takes to win fairly.
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