Johnson Space Center Crisis

[Zyik]

This has been a horrible week. My thoughts are with all of them.

Originally Posted by MGoelz

I wonder if any of these people ever had the opportunity to be in a program like FIRST. And, if they could have, would they have committed these acts of violence? I personally don't think so.

What will really scare me is if we end up with someone who was, but didn't get any of the Gracious Professionalism. Yes, we're teaching high schoolers to be into technology, but if you have someone unstable on your team... I never want to see one of these with someone who knows how to do some of the things we know.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Zyik

What will really scare me is if we end up with someone who was, but didn't get any of the Gracious Professionalism. Yes, we're teaching high schoolers to be into technology, but if you have someone unstable on your team... I never want to see one of these with someone who knows how to do some of the things we know.

It's been a tough week. Yup. And I've thought this thought as well. Quickly though, another thought came along. Within our FIRST teams, there is the wonderful combination of mentor and student, mentor and apprentice. Knowledge is shared, most definitely. The added gift is wisdom. Many of our teams work together building robots and also building people with the combination of knowledge and wisdom. There is the development and application of technology and the acts of kindness and compassion that are part of the learning process. Everyone who is introduced to FIRST is introduced to these concepts. In the end, it is up to each individual to take responsibility for his and her actions, that's true. And each individual has had that opportunity to learn about Gracious Professionalism. It is a cup half full.
Jane