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Originally Posted by Steven Sigley
Couldn't have said it better myself.  |
You could have said it right... FIRST isn't about teaching, it's about inspiration. Inspiration can come from education but it can also come without it. I don't need to teach my students how to build a hardware PID controller. Only show them what it can do so they can become curious and want to learn how to do it. Some mentors/teams/students are inspired through education, others aren't or can't.
To me, if all a student learns in a given season is "I don't really like writing code" I consider it a success, the student was inspired to find what they are passionate about. That's my job here.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Our job is to make the horse thirsty.
I've had parents tell me I'm a great role model for their daughters, because I was a female leader. It's a great feeling to hear something like that. - Liz Smith [more] 
03-04-2012, 20:55
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