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if we can't rely on experience and the human mind from time to time, then we're in trouble, aren't we? |
Adam McLeod |
JaneYoung |
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To have respect for the process you are in right now, respect the knowledge around you by using it to your full advantage. |
Scott Ritchie |
JaneYoung |
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Ship dates, rules and deadlines all share one thing in common, they are your friend. |
billbo911 |
JaneYoung |
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the entire arena broke into applause when that first robot climbed that first robot ramp. |
RoboMom |
JaneYoung |
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Until we learn to celebrate our differences with great vigor in an earnest way, we won't accomplish what we're supposed to get done. |
Rich Kressly |
JaneYoung |
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The front page of the entire paper had the words "Gracious Professionalism" on the front cover. |
Andy Baker |
JaneYoung |
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The thrills of a heroic repair, a well deserved award, a compliment on our efforts, the growth of our team members, making new friends.... These can make a memorable and exciting FIRST regional as much as a close match. |
Mark Pierce |
JaneYoung |
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we came together, worked our butts off, and eventually looked at failure and decided....its just not our style. |
Monochron |
JaneYoung |
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One of the cultural concepts that has emerged from the teams participating in FIRST is that ideas are worth sharing. |
Alan Anderson |
JaneYoung |
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The urge to compete tends to drive teams to hold the ideas close during the competition season, but the urge to contribute means they get publicized afterwards. |
Alan Anderson |
JaneYoung |
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Mike Wade was the Fall offseason guy. |
Michael Leicht |
JaneYoung |
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Off-season events aren't just for gameplay, they should also be a training session for new students and rookie teams. |
Bill Moore |
JaneYoung |
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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 |
JaneYoung |
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We also had a couple of student leaders emerge from this offseason Rumble, which can do nothing but help the team in the upcoming FRC season. |
JesseK |
JaneYoung |
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Have you ever found yourself staring at a physics problem, not understanding it, then connected it to a past FRC game and suddenly felt the light bulb start shining? |
StephLee |
JaneYoung |
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when answering a question you throw out other teams names (thunder chickens and killer bees)...and a distinguished guest raises his hand and asks if he heard right when I said thunder chickens and asks for an explanation of what a thunder chicken is. |
Devon27 |
JaneYoung |
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I love the dedication of Robotics kids. :) |
Danielle H |
JaneYoung |
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But no matter how you place, the thing to watch for is the character change in the team members. The trophies are only important for a few hours. The character that is built will last a lifetime. |
BrothersKeepers |
JaneYoung |
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I enjoy the brainstorming that's going on here, you guys out think me most of the time. Keep it up. |
fnsnet |
JaneYoung |
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it's much easier to build safety in to a system than to add it on a Thursday at a regional. |
dtengineering |
JaneYoung |
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You can usually pick out the kids who will grow up to be engineers. They're the ones tearing apart their nintendo, their vcr, their minibike, and their parents' cars. |
Tom Line |
JaneYoung |
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I have a pocket full of Gracious Professionalism! How about you? |
Schnabel |
JaneYoung |
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Part of FRC and design/engineering is perseverance. Keep your chin up, your thoughts positive, and have respect for your work and the work of your teammates. |
Nathan_Fraser |
JaneYoung |
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..this is the first robot we've built that succeeded at everything we wanted it to. It was simple. It was low maintenance. It scored effectively. It had an autonomous that worked. Its look caught attention. And it was finished on schedule. |
Donut |
JaneYoung |
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A solution will present itself, all you have to do is be ready to take advantage of it when it does. |
James1902 |
JaneYoung |
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If you do mentor FIRST, be an asset to your team, but know that your students will admire you all the more if you set an example and finish your own homework. |
Eugenia Gabrielov |
JaneYoung |
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A very important thing that I learned is how to think, not what to think. |
Anna B. |
JaneYoung |
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Don't let what you think you can do get in the way of what you can do. |
Daniel_LaFleur |
JaneYoung |
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So go out and start thinking outside of the KOP. |
ChrisH |
JaneYoung |
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Driving without the trailer was quite fun, but driving with the trailer was just painful. |
Paul Copioli |
JaneYoung |
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I feel like we should get karma points for "Inspiration via Q&A". |
JVN |
JaneYoung |
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Safety is everyone's job. |
Wetzel |
JaneYoung |
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So, if you feel your team is at a disadvantage, or the playing field isn't level.... Do something about it. |
AdamHeard |
JaneYoung |
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Take what you have learned, build on it and share it. Others will do the same. Enjoy the journey. |
Bertman |
JaneYoung |
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I would like the game to be called Sanity. Just for irony's sake. |
Keri Lynne |
JaneYoung |
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At one of the registration days at the beginning of the year I actually made a sign saying: "I'm not smart isn't an excuse". |
Mr. Pockets |
JaneYoung |
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Personally, I'm really not jealous of any good team in FIRST. I'm happy for them, and take a page out of their books to see how we can better impact our students in the future. |
waialua359 |
JaneYoung |
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To the people in purple - I am so proud of what you have accomplished as individuals and as a team! |
Ken Patton |
JaneYoung |
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Strive for excellence in everything you do, but also recognize it in others when you see it, rather than try to drag it down. |
Joe G. |
JaneYoung |
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I was proud that there was no whining, no finger pointing and no complaining. |
Vikesrock |
JaneYoung |
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Andy Grady does a great job of running the WayBack machine for us new to FIRST. |
Foster |
JaneYoung |
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Manual labor experience with engineering training is a powerful combination. |
N7UJJ |
JaneYoung |
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And the rest of the team helped them, encouraged them, and made a big deal about how awesome it was that we were competing for the Chairman's Award. |
Carolyn_Grace |
JaneYoung |
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The closest thing to "Senior Mentor" we have is "Team Grandma". :) |
Alan Anderson |
JaneYoung |
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My students want me to confirm if they're only allowed one submission per team? (Apparently they've gotten a sudden wave on linguistic inspiration...) |
Siri |
JaneYoung |
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What really drove us was not our achievements, but our failures. |
BEEKMAN |
JaneYoung |
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By "resources" do you mean money (sponsor or school), school support or permission, build facilities, or mentors? All of these require different solutions. |
Carol |
JaneYoung |
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It is very difficult for a large, inexperienced, impatient group to create order from chaos. |
Wayne TenBrink |
JaneYoung |
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We need to train teams from the very beginning to become self-sustaining...
so we can offer a full experience to FIRST students... |
Bob Steele |
JaneYoung |
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Make the next 20 years great. |
Doug G |
JaneYoung |
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