Shift happens/Did you know 2.0

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Would you feel the same way if the facts used were not accurate or entirely fabricated? Why would you want to start a discussion based on suspect information?

Accurate or not, the statistics, the data or the content is not important for what I would intent to use it for.
It is the topics or the direction of the subject matter that are my concern.

These topics are not new and they are a normal item of discussion amongst the FIRST mentors and volunteer in my area for years.
Someone just put them together in a media presentation.
We would definitely not quote from it.

As a graduate of engineering, it is sad to see the diminishing numbers students in the engineering and sciences. Many of the FIRST volunteers I know have the same view and we all want to help change the tide and make a difference.

So why not talk about it? It is the heart of FIRST.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Rich Wong

Accurate or not, the statistics, the data or the content is not important for what I would intent to use it for.
It is the topics or the direction of the subject matter that are my concern.

These topics are not new and they are a normal item of discussion amongst the FIRST mentors and volunteer in my area for years.
Someone just put them together in a media presentation.
We would definitely not quote from it.

As a graduate of engineering, it is sad to see the diminishing numbers students in the engineering and sciences. Many of the FIRST volunteers I know have the same view and we all want to help change the tide and make a difference.

So why not talk about it? It is the heart of FIRST.

I agree with you because even if these facts were fabricated and not true (which they really aren't) the topic is what matters. This is the spark of discussion. I showed the video to my brother and he said that even one of his professors at Cornell made an adaptation of this presentation in his Natural Resources class. And if this video and others like it can spark a discussion in a place such as Cornell or in the FIRST community, then why would it matter about the facts? (although they are mostly true such as from the Dept. of Labor Statistics)