Ethnic and Gender diversity in FIRST

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by FourPenguins

Don't support diversity by excluding people or by favoring people who don't care about your team or about robotics. Support diversity by reaching out to the communities you wish to attract.

This is the most important thing said in this thread. It goes along with my feelings on "No Child Left Behind" - too often it becomes "Don't let anyone get too far ahead". Don't take away opportunities from someone because another person is disadvantaged. Rather, seek to extend the opportunties to all.

In an environment with limited resources - only so many openings in a freshman college class, only 1 or 2 job openings, only 30 spots available on a FIRST team - it becomes a challenge to serve all who want to come. Work to create more opportunities, not to restrict.