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Unread 07-02-2017, 00:23
Andrew Schreiber Andrew Schreiber is offline
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Re: Looking for some brutally honest feedback...

Honestly, this is something I struggle with. On one hand, I have a handful of students that put in effort. More effort than they should really. This is also an inordinately expensive program. So weighing those two facts against the 80% of the team that does nothing leaves me with two choices. Waste a ton of money and show those students that work that their work is meaningless OR push and end up doing more work.

Ultimately, I guess it's up to the mentor but I feel like I have a responsibility to ensure the success of the team. I honestly don't care if I have more medals and banners, and I've had seasons where I think I scored 1 point all season across 2 events. But to me, if I've got a single student putting in effort I'm going to be there next to them doing anything. I can to make sure it's as successful as I can me.



You want some brutally honest feedback - There's no right answer, If you, as a student don't want the mentors stepping up show them you guys can. I don't know what your question really is but ultimately I'll tell you what I told my students earlier this season - We're all there because we want to show you guys that STEM is cool, I can (and do) build a lot of stuff in my spare time and I do it a lot cheaper and a lot faster than I can with a bunch of high school students. I CAN do this on my own. If you want to learn, ask and we'll teach you. You're gonna get out what you put into this program.
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