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Re: How Can I Avoid Student Mistakes
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Originally Posted by geezloueez View Post
Hello FRC community,

I am a first year mentor for a rookie team. Many of the students on my team are very novice as far as experience. What are some good ways to keep the kids from starting fires, blowing things up, and damaging electronic hardware. I really want to keep the kids within budget and out of the hospital while creating good practices for the students.

Thanks all!!!
Don't let them touch the robot...


But that's not much fun or terribly educational. Have them work under supervision, let them make mistakes that aren't too costly (hospital/frying RoboRio etc) and stop them and explain what was about to happen to them. Honestly, mistakes are part of learning. If your students understand the costs of things and value the opportunity then you should be fine.
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