Thread: Mentor Help
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Re: Mentor Help
"Do any of the mentors out there have any advice to make sure the students learn"

After thirty years of teaching and seven years as a teacher/advisor with a FIRST Team, I can tell you this: No one can "make" anyone learn!

What I like about FIRST is the notion that engineering can be fun. After attending school all day and working hard (some students more than others) what students do not need is more work. They need to discover that working and learning can be fun. Putting in long hours on something you enjoy is rewarding and exciting. The successful teams learn how to balance work and fun.

I hope this helps.

Ken Loyd
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