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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
This type of discussion might be better served in the FAHA forum. It is set up so that a person can create a thread discussing problems or asking questions regarding team matters in more of an anonymous setting.
That said, regarding your post - I have a question for you. Are you prepared to be a team member? You have stated your credentials that you feel are valuable to the robotics team but they only talk about you. An important part of what you can contribute to the team is being a team player, developing skills in areas that are needed. It can mean that you listen as well as you talk. It can mean that you learn to appreciate and value the skills of your teammates. It can mean that you show leadership by being a key team player and sharing your knowledge. It can mean a lot of things. When considering rejoining the team for your senior year in high school, it presents a valuable opportunity for you to talk with your extraordinary mentors and discuss your concerns and ideas with them as you think about this. The senior year is a special year and only comes around once. Sharing that experience with your teammates on 842 would be very special.
Jane |
Couldn't agree more.
Almost every team could tell you of a team member that was a brilliant, skilled, and/or gifted person, but was cocky, arrogant, rude, and simply not a team player to the other team members. A lot of those teams might also tell you that that person was kicked off the team, or had to go through a tumultuous process of fixing his/her character.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am NOT calling you any of those things. If you feel like you have skills to help the team, then i encourage you to join 120%. But keep in mind you must be a team player. You cannot allow them not being a team player to affect your desire to be on a robotics team greatly, even if it's hard. Because FIRST is worth it.
I really hope you join the team again, FIRST is an amazing experience.
-duke