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Originally Posted by Karthik
By working day in and day out with talented mentors, students learn the value of their professions and aspire to be like these amazing men and women. You can't teach someone to be an engineer in 6 weeks, but you sure can inspire them and instill the desire in them to become one. That's what FIRST is all about. Remember, go back to the mission statement.
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Not to mention that a lot of mentors always say that they learn a lot from their students as well. Its really a great balance most of the time. Mentors get out of this program almost the same amount as the students do and I'm sure many of the mentors on here can agree with me on that. For example, I've read how adults learn new things about team work, communication, making friendships, and just being better people overall.
-Akash