After reading every single post here in this thread, i think each of them is trying to tell me is "Teach the Freshmans (rookies)." Us, seniors had a time when we were freshmans and i am thankful to those seniors who took a step forward and cared enough to teach me of what i am capable of now. Personally, i think its a whole cycle or a process. Veterans teach the rookies (like Andy Brockway said), It is very true. if we are not there to help them and show them what is FIRST about, we will lose leaderships. I understand that there are times when we make fun of freshman's, its just a everyday thing, but i am very sure when it comes to the learning process... All of us likes to get them into Robotics. As far as Freshman positives, there are only a few dedicated freshman every single team gets, when they are dedicated and shows up at all time, they learn, they knows what goes on. when I was a freshman, i knew the 2002 (my freshman year) Robot inside out, same with my sophomore and junior year. Now i am a senior, i mostly work on machining parts. at the same time, teach the rookies and make someone a machinist, that when i leave, there will be someone to replace me...
