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Originally Posted by momter
Very discouraged by teams who believe that being the winner is the goal of the program. Especially coming from Mentors.
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We all agree that inspiring students is the goal. Where we disagree is how to get there. I believe that success on the field (Winning) is the most effective way to inspire. From that success inherently comes a positive experience for students and lots of learning. Other people believe that inspiration comes from letting students design and build the robot and run the team and don't necessarily pay attention to the results on the field is the best way to inspire.
Teams, of course, have the right to operate how they wish. I don't think it's fair though to judge mentors and that feel differently than you do.
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Originally Posted by momter
In reality, many teams will still not qualify for the championships due to the lack of resources that are available to them. Maybe we should be more concerned about this than where we will be competing or how many trophys we can collect. In addition, I've lived near Detroit and have spent time in Detroit. It will be a fantastic venue!
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To me, this issue has a very strong connection with the previous one. Some teams, not all, but some teams struggle to find additional sponsors, mentors, recruit students ETC because they don't pay attention to the results on the field. I'm sorry but few people want to be apart of a team that struggles year after year.
I've spent a lot of time reading and studying the book 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team' by Patrick Lencioni
The pyramid below outlines the book in a sense. The top of the Pyramid is 'Inattention to Results'. Success matters.
As I said, teams have the right to run themselves how they see fit. Don't judge how other mentors and students choose to run their teams.