[StephLee]

I know I've already replied to this, but something seems to be missing from the posts. Maybe it was in other threads before.

Isn't one of the goals of FIRST to promote relationships between students and adults that may not have otherwise formed? I'm sure I remember that from somewhere. By working WITH the mentors, our team's students have formed bonds like this. That type of thing might not happen if one group or the other does all the work.

We correct our mentors almost as often as they correct us. Like how our head mentor never had his safety glasses on in the pit; the whole team was on his back constantly about that. The students generally know the rulebook more thoroughly than the mentors, too, so the adults ask us about rules.