Girls in FIRST

[Redhead Jokes]

Originally posted by Kaelia
Sure it can be. Everyone on our team does everything. Everyone scouts, everyone builds. I meant that on the list of girls that she gave, it didn't seem like the girls did ANYTHING on the robot...except for Angela and her sister, that is. Sorry guys, spirit team and PR does not count as doing stuff on the robot. If your team really is well rounded, at least half the girls should have hands-on experience on the robot. I realize that some girls might not want to do the mechanical parts, but then what are they THERE for? FIRST is a robotics competition, not a photography contest or a cheerleading competition

*every other team has to be like my team or they're not doing it right*
*every robot has to be built without engineers building at all*
*girls don't belong at robotics*
*guys only want to do robot stuff*
*using the words MUST, SHOULD, HAVE TO*

well-rounded
adj : many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded
curriculum" [syn: all-around, all-round]

from the web...

"Because a commitment to serving others is considered a basic part of a well-rounded education, "

The more connections you make to prior knowledge, the more connections you make to your own life, and the more connections you make to things you have learned in other classes, the better you will learn, enjoy, and remember the material. If you want to be an A student, this is the key not only to getting a higher grade, but to becoming a more well rounded human being.

Well rounded imo means you make a choice about what you want and can involve yourself in, and to extend your horizons. Breanne has a long list of community service projects, school projects and school accomplishments. Altho she's perfectly capable of working on the robot and all the machines (which I've seen her do) she chooses to give our team her talents as a painter and pr .

Last year student George was not utilitized at all. This year I learned of his capabilities. He created our GP poster, built our website, designs our business cards...and doesn't get to many meetings cuz he too, like Breanne, has a long long list of other things he's involved in and has accomplished. George this year is a very valued robotics' team member.

Spirit team, pr...all counts as doing something for the robotics' team and if you haven't noticed, FIRST also wants websites. Why? Because it's not only about building a robot, it's about informing people, changing culture, inspiring people - including people who think they don't want to work on a robot and may someday choose to try it (and hopefully their efforts won't be unappreciated like some pr, painter, or spirit team members are).

On our team Becky's dad is a robotics' engineer, she worked on the robot, has been accepted in engineering college. Chelsea worked on the machines supporting Marygrace who was TIG welding. Michelle helped wire the control board.

You may choose to narrow the opportunities on your team to your specifications - that pr and spirit don't matter, that someone must be doing everything.

That isn't necessarily the only way to "be" a FIRST team.