I totally agree with you koreaman. In my high school, there is a lack of exposure to technical computer classes. All of the computer classes I have at my school only deal with office applications, such as word processing or spreadsheets.
I also can agree with the comments you made about a robotics competition being a bad idea. In my school, there is a robotics team; however, there is a lack of interest from most of the school, myself included. In contrast, I would be much more excited for a programming fair. It would set a precedent in an area such as mine. We hear about technology everyday, but are rarely exposed to things such as programming. I would still have to say that, for the average high school student, technology, robotics, programming, and the like are probably the furthest thougths from their minds. On the other hand, I would be very interested in something like this and I wish you the best of luck.
Also, location is key. It might be better off hosting an event like this in an area where such exposure is limited rather than commonplace.
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I totally agree with you koreaman. In my high school, there is a lack of exposure to technical computer classes. All of the computer classes I have at my school only deal with office applications, such as word processing or spreadsheets.
I also can agree with the comments you made about a robotics competition being a bad idea. In my school, there is a robotics team; however, there is a lack of interest from most of the school, myself included. In contrast, I would be much more excited for a programming fair. It would set a precedent in an area such as mine. We hear about technology everyday, but are rarely exposed to things such as programming. I would still have to say that, for the average high school student, technology, robotics, programming, and the like are probably the furthest thougths from their minds. On the other hand, I would be very interested in something like this and I wish you the best of luck.
Also, location is key. It might be better off hosting an event like this in an area where such exposure is limited rather than commonplace.