[Jstack14]

To me, mentors should not be on the drive team. FIRST is about the students. Yes we need mentors to learn, however many teams take this to far. The driving should be all about the students. The strategy should be the students. Sure the mentors should give their advice before competition and the students should take it in, but it should be the STUDENTS hchoice. If mentors become overinvolved failures aren't as impactful. As a member of a strictly student build studnet run team, i have learned som uch from our shortcomings and successes. Our mentors give us input AFTER we come up with our ideas, but before we do something dumb. They give suggestions fo our designs after we try to troubleshoot them completley. Mentors should be just hat, a guide, a teacher. Teachers don't let their students completly fail, however they do let them explore and learn for them self first.