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| Teams should only be allowed to attend 1 regional. |
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13 | 6.40% |
| Teams should be allowed to attend as many regionals as they want. (status quo) |
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114 | 56.16% |
| We should strive to have every team attend at least 2 regionals. |
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76 | 37.44% |
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Re: Should teams be allowed to attend multiple regionals?
Ms. K, and Mr. Lavery have both brought up a great point which I failed to think about while I was writing my last post. That is,
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--Should teams that can afford to attend only one or two regional events not attend those regionals? But rather: --Should teams that can afford to go to 3-4 regionals not attend those additional (third and fourth) regionals? Actually, no, that is not the question at all. Nevermind, don’t answer that one. ![]() Quote:
Although it has been a fairly long while since I last heard the legendary Mr. Dean Kamen speak about robotics, FIRST, engineering, and life (in fact, it was about one year ago); I thought I remembered him talking about “homework.” I could have sworn that in each of the past 4 years that I have attended the championship event, Mr. Kamen has given every team (and person) an assignment: Spread the word. Help FIRST grow in any and every way you can. Again, my memory of his exact message is suspect at best, but I do believe that Mr. Kamen has explicitly told us to do everything in our power (whether that includes funds or not) to inspire those who have not yet been inspired. Here is an excerpt from an interview with Mr. Kamen that was conducted by Kathy Kowalenko, posted in this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...t=Kamen+speech Quote:
[slight change of topic] One thing that I just thought about is that everyone who spends their time thinking about FIRST in the middle of the night , posting on Chief Delphi, wearing neon pink or tie-dyed shirts, designing transmissions for the kit-robot, and/or coming up with thought-provoking YMTCs… we are all inspired. There is no question about that. I am inspired and it feels good. That being said, there are plenty out there who have not seen the light of inspiration, with regard to science and engineering. It seems as if FIRST is entirely about using every means at your disposal to bring that light of inspiration to the uninspired. The fact that FIRST has been able to inspire so many people and continue to do so, is, I believe, a testament to the dedication of those who are constantly using their resources to further increase the reach of FIRST. Thanks to every person who has dedicated themselves to promoting FIRST and science/engineering, and inspiring others to get involved (I'm one of those inspired others). Without you, there’d be no discussion about how best to inspire; indeed, there would be no torch of inspiration to pass on to the next generation of FIRST participants. All of this aside, thanks to everyone for the thoughtful discussion. -Andrew P.S. Feel free to tell me if I am way off base about anything I mentioned in this post .P.P.S. In the first post of this thread, I was referring to Team 384 (Sparky). I mistakenly typed in Team 364 (not that they aren't great too!). Last edited by AJunx : 08-04-2005 at 02:15. |
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