View Single Post
  #20   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-03-2015, 16:26
ArtemusMaximus's Avatar
ArtemusMaximus ArtemusMaximus is offline
Enginerd
FTC #11722
Team Role: Coach
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Rookie Year: 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 248
ArtemusMaximus is a name known to allArtemusMaximus is a name known to allArtemusMaximus is a name known to allArtemusMaximus is a name known to allArtemusMaximus is a name known to allArtemusMaximus is a name known to all
Re: Changing a culture of cynicism

Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
A few things I will note:

The great teams in FIRST and FRC are not stepping on the necks of lesser teams, the great teams are reaching down to lift the lesser teams up on their shoulders. Imparting this mindset to your team, and having positive interactions with other teams, will help to shed (what I think is) the underlying "it's us versus them" attitude that manifests as cynicism on your team. Celebrate all others' successes because they are our successes as members of FIRST.

Lead by example. Get you students to laugh. Taken them with you to talk to other teams. Take them with you to HELP other teams. Make all of them dance. Remind them that they're at a robotics event, any traditional "coolness" got left at the load-in doors and they're not going to impress anyone by being aloof. Reward the worst (I mean best) puns your students make. Remind them, or better yet show them, that people aren't too different between different teams; we're like one big cult (I mean that in a loving way) and they should embrace being part of such a fantastic group.
Very good points. Especially one about helping others. See if your local FLL or FTC teams need help. That puts a lot of things in different perspective.
Reply With Quote