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i think our team has alot of the same problems. on 179, we have very few students to start with, and a good half just join to get out of school on a few days for competition (and to have fun) but the drive to learn just isnt there with these students. i learned alot from team 1902 when i attended a few of their meetings. they have almost full attendance every time, and all the students have something to say. try creating small teams or "committees" of students to perform projects, like researching an advancement in technology, or working towards a goal like starting a local vex or lego team. then however often your meetings are, say once a week, have each "committee" give a progress report on their project. for instance, if you applied for the chairman's award, have a group of students work only on the tasks to be completed for that particular subject, and then report on what they've done since the last meeting. this way, all the students have an assigned project and there's nothing left undone.

this is just the way i've taken classes at school, and seen other teams meet, and it seems the most effective for everyone to learn from, in my opinion.

mch
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