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Re: Gracious? Professional? Huh.

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Originally Posted by Weis View Post
I've seen some robots that I'm sure highschoolers could not have built by themselves. I don't know from talking to their mentors but I have eyes and they seem to be fairly reliable at this point. As for *all* of the work... that I can't say for sure but I would say that their mentors did some serious work.
Wow, you seriously underestimate what a high schooler can do with a good mentor to help and guide them. Also, isn't that part of the point? For high schoolers to do things they "could not have" by themselves?


I really don't get this argument in general..... I wasn't a student that long ago and I definitely would not have liked working without help from engineers. I don't get it, is it a pride thing? A jealousy thing? Self taught can only go so far, an engineer will be able to teach you so much more and inspire you even more so.