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FTC is significantly cheaper. http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc I do fundraising for a team that is 13 or 14
by epalmer 11y ago
FTC is significantly cheaper. http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc
I do fundraising for a team that is 13 or 14 years old. We raise a lot of money each year and it is always hard. Plus the parents put in a lot of money. Or at least some do. The less affluent schools have a harder time. That said I have seem some great robots come out off underserved schools.
I do have to say that after 6 years of mentoring this FRC team (my last child is aging out), I am looking forward to going back to being a FLL, FTC and FRC volunteer and no longer doing team mentoring. I started volunteering 11 years ago.
- vyrotek 11y agoI'm looking forward to getting involved in these other programs. My oldest is excited to join her school's team next year. She'll be entering the 3rd grade. I'm not familiar with how anything outside of FRC works. But I'm probably going to be busy finding time to help her team and my FRC team.
- epalmer 11y agoFLL is the best program to start with at 9 years old. The balance between robots, research, presentations and core values gives students of all sorts a chance to grow. I coached FLL 4 years and I stay in touch with most of the students. They grew and continue to grow from FLL. The ones that go on to FTC or FRC are amazing young adults. The FIRST program is a cornerstone of what I spend my outside of work time on. I will continue as a volunteer now that we are aging out.