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Originally Posted by Matt Leese
For the final questions Ken posed, college students can make great mentors. They can also make awful mentors. It's the same way with adults. I don't really see much of a difference between the mentoring ability of adults and college students simply because there really isn't any. We're all people and we all can do either well or badly.
Matt
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I think I should clarify where I am coming from when I ask that question.
Considering a mechanical engineering major college student. Do you think he/she is a better mentor than an mechanical engineer with industry experience, who've done many work on robotics or automobiles? How about a junior in college compare to a parent who is also on the school PTA board? Or comparing to an experienced teacher who've taught physics for many years?
Do you really think college students can be good mentors, when we just graduated high school ourselves, with nothing more than FIRST experiences in ourselves, and still waiting to see the world out there and decide what we want to do?
There are some pretty amazing college students who are still participating in FIRST. They are amazing because they are good at coaching their team, organizing off season events, or build good robots because of their FIRST experiences. But, do you think they make great mentors? That is the question I post to the rest of you.
Don't quickly assume my answer is no based on what I wrote in this post. I am just trying to get you thinking ;-).