[moderated] Corporate Sponsorship

[David66]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

( I will tell you a secret if you keep it to yourself. Shhhhh- the whole robot contest thing is just a distraction - its only an excuse to get highschool students and engineers in the same room together - spending time together - taking bus trips together- in the end it hardly matters if the bot runs at all, the students end up being inspired anyway

because they get a glimpse

of what its like to be an engineer or scientist

and they like what they see!

dont tell anyone)

*Raieses hand politely*

I STRONGLY DISAGREE! You are looking at the situation as an adult...as most adults I have spoken with as a matter of fact. however, students are NOT inspired simply by being in the room with engineers and watching them work. As a matter of fact, simply watching has turned more students (that i am aware of) away from a degree in engineering that they initially intended to pursue.
Students want to interact, to truly learn and be a part. I know if I am not ineracting I am unhappy. Especially if a lack of interaction occurs at competitons