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My 13 year old kid did the robotics…
My 13 year old kid did the robotics course at the NYU site. He felt comfortable enough there, which was important to me because he is autistic. However, they seemed kind of disorganized and like not enough thought and planning had been put into either the activities or the family showcase. My kid and his friend complained that the robot kits had all been lumped together in one bin and the teams grabbed whatever they wanted rather than each team being provided with the same resources. My son and his friend got far fewer pieces than the other kids, so they couldn’t build the features they wanted to. The other teams were, in some cases, just using the extra pieces as mass, so that their robots were heavier and harder to flip. That’s a decent design principle, but not a fair way to set up a competition. Also, the site decided to have their event where the kids got to shaving cream their counselors immediately before the family showcase, which delayed the start of the showcase because the counselors were cleaning themselves up and not available to check families in or start the presentations. It was kind of thoughtless and disrespectful to working parents who took time out of their day to be there. In summary - it was safe, my kid got to spend a week on a preferred type of activity, but he didn’t learn anything and it was a little frustrating.