School Problems

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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Seems to me that both of you (and anyone else in a similar situation) need to EXPLAIN to 'them' what FIRST is, how it benefits the school, community, and students. Especially students. The administration and Board are not mind readers, so the task now is to GO to a board meeting and give a short (3-5 minutes) but logical and sane presentation about FIRST.

Thanks for the advice from everyone. We have tried multiple attempts to explain to both the school and the schoolboard about what FIRST is. I hate to say this, but 90% of the people that live in my county are extremely simple-minded. We have tried to break it up into simple pieces. They still do not understand it the way we want them to understand it. Since students are not allowed into the meetings, we can't exactly show the schoolboard how it gives us the experience. It's just too late with kick-off next week. Its just easier to forget the hassle and join our other team. It might not be the same experience, but we still get to be involved with FIRST. I just wanted to let other teams know that they are not the only ones out there with school-related problems. (It might just make them feel a bit better).