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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54
Care to explain some more? It seems to me that most everyone who's replied has a slightly different variation on a general theme: It's best when there's the right mix of both mentors and students working on both aspects.
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I think the question is a valid one. Which is the lesser of two evils? What bothers me is that the majority seem to think student design responsibility is more important than student build responsibility.
Engineers design things. A variety of highly skilled machinists and other technicians implement them (well, occasionally an engineer makes things, but it's the exception to the rule). They are both very important, but FIRST aims to turn out more engineers.