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Delta raced her little car today — it went straight up the ramp, not touching either side, and made it all the way to the top. That alone puts her in an elite class of racers today.<\/p>\nDelta raced her little car today — it went straight up the ramp, not touching either side, and made it all the way to the top. That alone puts her in an elite class of racers today.<\/p>\n
I don’t know whether she’ll place, but this IS nationals, and it’s her first year in TSA at all. That she completed four events is an accomplishment by itself. I hope that her enthusiasm is not diminished if she goes home without a trophy (which will likely be the case); I hope that I can convey the purpose of this event, which is experimentation and learning.<\/p>\n
However, the fact that she received several compliments from the judges lifted her spirits quite a bit. We learned this morning that they didn’t finalize in Cyberspace… and don’t know why. That’s one of the things this organization could do better — to provide some sort of feedback to the kids so they know what someone else did better, so they understand what to improve next time.<\/p>\n
Even the Transportation event (the little car pictured) isn’t judged on time trials alone; there’s also a notebook which constitutes 60% of the point value. <\/p>\n
In any case, it’s been both fun and educational. And, since this morning’s BEP Review Committee meeting was canceled (with no notice to us), at least I got to be here to watch the races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Delta raced her little car today — it went straight up the ramp, not touching either side, and made it all the way to the top. That alone puts her in an elite class of racers today. I don’t know … Continue reading