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Originally Posted by MikeE
FRC is about giving students the best experience possible.
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I don't really think this thread should deviate from the original topic any more. The mentor vs. student built debate has no bearing on this issue, because at least from the information we know, these mentors are not creating a great experience for their students, and therefore not being very inspirational (as well as not teaching very much). This is a problem. This team needs to come to a solution. It really doesn't matter whether they decide to be a purely student-built team or decide to retain some mentor involvement. The point is that right now they are unable to make that decision because of these problems.
Unfortunately, the only suggestion I have would be to talk to people. If there is a head mentor who is more reserved than the other mentors, than go to him/her. If your based in a high school, talk to administration. In any case, your parents can be very influential if they are all aware of the problem and work to fix it. Sometimes, it may seem hopeless. But even if you do eventually give up hope in your team, please do not give up hope in engineering or FIRST in general.