pic: We left the boys at home

[Schnabel]

I am glad I kept my mouth shut until N7UJJ clarified. I do not agree with an all-girls team in the fact that is the same and an all-boys team (which I also do not agree with).
Thus begins [rant]. I was glad to hear that the boys had a chance to go to because at first it sounded like they were discriminating. I think that teams today have a major problem with not having enough of one gender on a team. If a team is open to both genders, but only has boys on it, then they are not accomplishing what FIRST is all about. They then need to go out and try harder to get more girls involved. If you ask me, the perfect team is with 50% guys and 50% girls, mentors and students a like. I also think that the drive team (with being an even number of people on it) needs to be two guys and two girls. Not 3 guys 1 girl, or vice versa, or even all four of one gender. I believe that to really accomplish the ways that FIRST is trying to promote, this is the best. Also, I do not believe in all-(single gender) teams. Again I like the hole 50:50 thing, and if you ask me, that is the worst that it gets. Sure, we need to try to get more girls involved in FIRST, but there are plenty of guys in the world that need to be inspired too. Anyways, [/rant].