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Originally Posted by ZackAlfakir
 This is the exact opposite of our programming team. We not only have Mentors teaching students, but we have experienced students teaching students. The kids that are in our programming team are much greatly inspired and even all of the freshman have been able to make a significant contribution to the code without any prior experience!
The goal is not to have a working robot, it is to have the STUDENTS build a working robot and a Mentor is one of the tools that they use to get to that goal. |
I'm glad your team chooses to operate in a way that works for your team. Don't conflate what is best for your team with what is best for every team.
Feel free to search the archives for thousands of posts on the subject matter. It's been discussed to death.