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Unread 31-01-2013, 11:28
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On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
Team Role: Teacher
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Glendale, CA
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Re: At what point does it become unacceptable for a mentor to design/build the robot

Here's a personal example of a little too much mentor involvement, by myself, on my own team. Student designed gearbox plates -- very nicely done. I needed to make a couple minor changes/additions, broke his CAD model, and ended up re-doing it from scratch. When we go to look at the final plates (all 12 of them), oops, they're too big, and will drag on the ground. Now we need to go in and rework them. Moral of the story here? Students, trust your mentors, but only so far. Check their work. Even those of this who have been in it over a decade can still make mistakes.
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Teacher/Engineer/Machinist - Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2011 - Present
Mentor/Engineer/Machinist, Team 968 RAWC, 2007-2010
Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004
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