[KathieK]

We find that the nature of the FIRST program draws strong introverts, who are happy focusing their talents individually (I'm one of them). We don't mean to be exclusionary, it is just our nature to NOT to incvlude everyone in what we're doing. Sometimes I think it's a lot harder building a team than it is to build a robot! Teambuilding exercises can go a long way towards helping teammates learn about each other. Examine your team and see what area might be missing that you could try and fill - perhaps they need someone to do public relations, someone to work on team spirit, computer animation, etc. As mentors we have had to tell our students to be more inclusionary and often this works out very well.