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Re: Looking for some brutally honest feedback...

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
I disagree. Team building activities help to create friendships where there may have been none before, and team members who would normally never associate with each other because of their cliques or social status can find similar ground in problem solving. It helps to eliminate the imaginary "grade" boundary between 9/10/11/12 that so many students have ingrained. It also includes mentor-mentor bonding, and student-mentor bonding.

A well designed team building activity, game night, or other fun activity can solidify a team.
I completely agree with this! We mostly use the nights before competition at the hotel to hang out and bond. we swim, play board games, watch movies, and just hang. Some of these moments are the happiest times of my life. I suggest waiting for the competition to get the students hooked on the feeling. Honestly, I wasn't that into robotics until our first regional, and then I fell in love. Hopefully the same will happen to your team!
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