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Originally Posted by Steve W
Ken, all rules are in the interest of someone. It just seems that if they are not in "my best interest" then they can be discarded.
To be truthful I am a bit surprised by some of the answers especially mentors. We are suppose to be setting examples and yet we are condoning breaking rules. Can a mentor honestly expect a student to hear them say we must follow FIRST's rules but it is OK to break a venues (which is also a FIRST rule). It just seems to be an opposing dilemma.
I read a saying once that said something like this. If I can't live up to the standards I lower them so I don't feel guilty.
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With all due respect, I as a student disagree. My mentors are role models for me not because they blindly follow rules, but because they teach me to think them through. One mentor said a few posts ago that she breaks the rule so that her students stay just a bit healthier. That mentors care about us that much, it means a lot: it shows us that we are valued as friends, not just as students.