Comments on: MAKE @ FIRST (Day 2) http://blog.makezine.com/2008/04/06/make-first/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andy http://blog.makezine.com/2008/04/06/make-first/#comment-295279 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/make-first/#comment-295279 Folks:

Thanks for the photos. The importance of the whole FIRST program cannot be over-emphasized. FIRST’s genius and vision has been to treat science, technology, engineering and mechanics like we treat sports — get kids in first grade, keep them in all the way to college, make it fun, exciting, positive, affordable and available the whole time. The U.S. ALWAYS fields a super olympics team, but we have to hire our scientists, etc. from overseas. Ever wonder why?

In my own view, it also ensures the future of a great American tradition, which is MAKE THINGS! FIX THINGS! WORK AROUND! THINK OF A WAY! That’s what you guys do, too. Lose that and we’ll be a nation of consumers, no longer pioneers.

Please do what you can for groups like FIRST. I love your magazine and wouldn’t be bothering to write this if I didn’t.

Andy Wooten

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