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To distract from the insanity of this thread....
I'd like to answer Kaitlyn's original question.

On 3476 we do not ban phones but rather encourage a working environment.
In the real world, college classes, ect people will have their phones out and while it can be a distraction it can also be a very useful tool. We usually open up small drawings, look up rules, post on our build blog, take videos, ect.

If students aren't working hard and just sitting playing something; a student or mentor will come up to the student and encourage them to make use of their time at robotics.

For starting the year, many students consider their phone their safety shield when they don't know anyone. So you might see a lot of students on their phone, do your best to make them feel apart of the team and the family!


Making the students feel like time at robotics is valued is really key!

Hope things are going well at Purdue Kaitlyn, we miss you out here in SoCal!