[Music] we’re not competing with a science fair
we’re not competing with a science fair
we’re not competing with a science fair here we are competing with the Superbowl
here we are competing with the Superbowl
here we are competing with the Superbowl we’re competing with the World Series
we’re competing with the World Series
we’re competing with the World Series we’re competing with all the things that
we’re competing with all the things that
we’re competing with all the things that kids aspire to do because they’re fun
kids aspire to do because they’re fun
kids aspire to do because they’re fun and they’re exciting and first in every
and they’re exciting and first in every
and they’re exciting and first in every way is every bit as fun every bit as
way is every bit as fun every bit as
way is every bit as fun every bit as exciting every bit as rewarding to these
exciting every bit as rewarding to these
exciting every bit as rewarding to these kids as any other sport they do it’s not
kids as any other sport they do it’s not
kids as any other sport they do it’s not like a sport
like a sport
like a sport it’s the ultimate sport
it’s the ultimate sport
it’s the ultimate sport [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] we want to inspire and change our
we want to inspire and change our
we want to inspire and change our culture that’s what we want to do that’s
culture that’s what we want to do that’s
culture that’s what we want to do that’s a messenger first to inspire kids and
a messenger first to inspire kids and
a messenger first to inspire kids and get them involved in technology we think
get them involved in technology we think
get them involved in technology we think it’s really important to change your
it’s really important to change your
it’s really important to change your culture because we need engineers in the
culture because we need engineers in the
culture because we need engineers in the future by doing first we’re change your
future by doing first we’re change your
future by doing first we’re change your culture slowly by going to outreach I go
culture slowly by going to outreach I go
culture slowly by going to outreach I go into the Science Museum and teaching
into the Science Museum and teaching
into the Science Museum and teaching girls about technology because there’s
girls about technology because there’s
girls about technology because there’s not a lot of girls in the field and we
not a lot of girls in the field and we
not a lot of girls in the field and we kind of want to change that the biggest
kind of want to change that the biggest
kind of want to change that the biggest part of being a little team you would
part of being a little team you would
part of being a little team you would think it’s just to build a robot but
think it’s just to build a robot but
think it’s just to build a robot but it’s it’s never adjustable enrollment
it’s it’s never adjustable enrollment
it’s it’s never adjustable enrollment because in the end during the
because in the end during the
because in the end during the competitions things happen unexpectedly
competitions things happen unexpectedly
competitions things happen unexpectedly and it’s just a reflection of life
and it’s just a reflection of life
and it’s just a reflection of life that’s one of the big things about being
that’s one of the big things about being
that’s one of the big things about being in a team you have to build that
in a team you have to build that
in a team you have to build that camaraderie to basically be able to face
camaraderie to basically be able to face
camaraderie to basically be able to face these challenges in the future because
these challenges in the future because
these challenges in the future because of course nothing ever goes right let’s
of course nothing ever goes right let’s
of course nothing ever goes right let’s do something you have to learn when I
do something you have to learn when I
do something you have to learn when I saw 20 years ago how passionate kids can
saw 20 years ago how passionate kids can
saw 20 years ago how passionate kids can get about sports about entertainment I
get about sports about entertainment I
get about sports about entertainment I realized all we have to do is take
realized all we have to do is take
realized all we have to do is take science and technology mathematics and
science and technology mathematics and
science and technology mathematics and package it as an aspirational activity
package it as an aspirational activity
package it as an aspirational activity to be done only after school you don’t
to be done only after school you don’t
to be done only after school you don’t end the season with quizzes and tests
end the season with quizzes and tests
end the season with quizzes and tests like you do in a classroom if we could
like you do in a classroom if we could
like you do in a classroom if we could end our season of working hard to learn
end our season of working hard to learn
end our season of working hard to learn science and technology with a
science and technology with a
science and technology with a double-elimination tournament like in
double-elimination tournament like in
double-elimination tournament like in any other sport when I joined in 9th
any other sport when I joined in 9th
any other sport when I joined in 9th grade I didn’t know anyone except for my
grade I didn’t know anyone except for my
grade I didn’t know anyone except for my sister then when I started being social
sister then when I started being social
sister then when I started being social I started to see a change in my life
I started to see a change in my life
I started to see a change in my life because I didn’t have that many friends
because I didn’t have that many friends
because I didn’t have that many friends to hang around with so this has taught
to hang around with so this has taught
to hang around with so this has taught me to come out of my shell what these
me to come out of my shell what these
me to come out of my shell what these kids are really building in six or eight
kids are really building in six or eight
kids are really building in six or eight weeks is not a robot they’re building
weeks is not a robot they’re building
weeks is not a robot they’re building self confidence self respect
self confidence self respect
self confidence self respect I have kids who are super shy coming
I have kids who are super shy coming
I have kids who are super shy coming into robotics because it kind of fits
into robotics because it kind of fits
into robotics because it kind of fits that nerd persona a little bit and then
that nerd persona a little bit and then
that nerd persona a little bit and then they come into King Tech and they
they come into King Tech and they
they come into King Tech and they realize that that stuff they were
realize that that stuff they were
realize that that stuff they were interested in is actually really cool
interested in is actually really cool
interested in is actually really cool and then they start to become a little
and then they start to become a little
and then they start to become a little bit more outgoing and they really start
bit more outgoing and they really start
bit more outgoing and they really start to you know become proud of who they are
to you know become proud of who they are
to you know become proud of who they are and what they do and to the point where
and what they do and to the point where
and what they do and to the point where they’re not afraid of themselves anymore
they’re not afraid of themselves anymore
they’re not afraid of themselves anymore and they can start to tackle problems
and they can start to tackle problems
and they can start to tackle problems with greater and greater magnitude
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