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Originally Posted by pras870
I graduated from high school last year, going to a local college here since I really don't feel the urge to move out of town. Now, with it being January I decided to stop by my old High School to help out with the Robotics program this year, since we all know you can't just stay away from FIRST  . Well, I was just wondering if the current people here would have a problem with someone who graduated coming back and helping out on the team as a mentor? Guiding the younger people who are just coming into the program, and letting them know exactly what a great thing this is (it's so great i'm out of school and still feeling the urge to spend those late late nights building and problem solving.) |
The first thing you need to do is talk to the team leader. Some teams may not allow this, mainly for legal reasons (i.e., if you end up in a relationship with one of the students and the parent sues, the sponsoring company could possibly be held liable since you are working on a project under their sponsorship.) This can get kind of sticky, and every team makes their own guidlines.
Also, if the sponsor is paying for all of the expenses, the sponsor may not agree to pay for expenses relating to one more person.
Anyway, there are pros and cons to the situation, therefore, talk to the team leader first to see how this would be handled on that particular team.
-Chris