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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
HAHAHA
Wow, I have never met a mentor in FIRST who doesn't belong here, until now. Congratulations sir.
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I can't say that a college student calling a mentor out on a public forum like Chief Delphi makes the said student any better.
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Please maintain a sense of who is always watching what you post on Chief Delphi. I'm not implying there is some big FRC brother watching what you post, but other teams, existing and potential sponsors, your school or other organization, regional FIRST boards, and most importantly, the children you work to inspire may read what you print and they can be affected, positively or negatively, by what you say.
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This old drum has been beaten many a time: FIRST provides intentionally vague guidelines on mentor-student relations. Simply because, at the end of the all-too-short time period a kid has on an FRC team, you want them to see how awesome your profession is. You want them to recognize how important pursuing STEM careers are compared to the shady financial industries and potentially corrupt political positions in the world.
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I can't stress enough how important it is to carefully walk (or type) the fine, honest line between passive and aggressive speech on CD. While honesty is something that is appreciated and well received here and anywhere else in the world, attempts at self-righteous statements or condescending, black-and-white interpretations of FIRST are not meant to be shared anywhere, especially here. When you link your team number into the boards, you become a spokesperson for the team, whether you like it or not.
Whether you are 14 or 41, please think before you type (and feel free to read over it a couple of times)