[Danny Diaz]

Each year we (the mentors) help the team evaluate what their capabilities are. Many of the kids feel like "the sky is the limit" when in actuality their abilities or resources are very much limited (some years the sky IS the limit, but most often not). This usually causes the team to go through the 5 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) but once we've all understood our limitations we do much better.

I find that open and honest communication is always best, it's important that the students understand all the tradeoffs and decisions being made. That way nobody feels like anyone is being left out, and often times better decisions can be made.

-Danny