Quote:
Originally Posted by pfreivald
I don't think the issue there is two identical robots...
|
Not completely. The way I see it, the members of both 1510 and 2898 were involved in building the robot(s). Some of the students of 1510 felt that it was "unfair" that 2898 got to go to the Championships, while they didn't, because they were involved in building 2898's robot. However, everyone knew that once build season was over, they were separate teams again. The issue later becomes that a coach moved two students from 1506 to 2898, seemingly without talking to anyone else about it.
I don't think this situation would have happened if each team had built a separate robot.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sst.thad
Ego's hit some of the people VERY hard, and many students feelings were very hurt, including mine.
I have not talked to the people that shoved me out of the pits much since worlds, and am having a difficult time deciding it will be possible for me to return to the teams to mentor next year, as those 2 students are the captains of the teams next year.
|
As someone who went though something similar, I highly suggest you talk about it with the coach and the students involved (and a "neutral third party"). I feel that you deserve an explanation. You may not get an apology but you may walk out with a better understand of why things happened the way they did.
From personal experience, this may not completely repair your relationship with the people involved, but you're at least taking steps to address the elephant in the room and get the issue out in the open.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like more information about my experiences and how I handled it.