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Originally Posted by Andy Baker
True, and you just insulted about 2-300 of them.
Andy B.
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Good thing most of us are thick skinned.
Painful as it may be, you may need to let the team take the direction the majority of the team wants to go. It could very well be that you can build a successful robot without mentors involved. It could be that about week two the entire team will say "DUH!" and then begin a scramble to find willing and able adults to help. Either way, it needs to be the team deciding. Either way, the team WILL learn and grow from the decision.
If you bring someone in on your own, it will be difficult / impossible for them to help lead the team because the others will have already decided that you mento is not needed. That would not be good for you, the team or the person you bring in. It would be a rare individual who could step in and be successful in this situation.
The goal of FIRST is to increase knowledge and generate an interest in engineering and technology. One of those ways is thru the mentoring relationship - hopefully you team-mates will see that value and ask for the guidance. Asking for help isn't a sign of failure, but a recognition that others have knowledge and are willing to share it to enhance the experience.
Good Luck.
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I got this from a college professor (Fluid dynamics):
There are three kinds of knowledge -
1) What you know
2) What you know you don't know
3) What you don't know you don't know
For most of us, group 3 is the largest category.