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Unread 14-05-2008, 20:17
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Re: Responsibilities of a Mentor

Joe,
That was a neat post. A lot of food for thought there.

One of the reasons I think the FRC program is successful in so many ways is because of the working side by side opportunities between the student and the mentor. Usually because of the time constraints, there is a lot of pressure and students see/observe how their mentors handle the pressure and the job performance.

Many many of the engineers and professionals that I have met and talked with in FIRST are very committed to the program and the development of the students. I have favorite memories from FRC but I'm gaining new ones from FLL and FTC as well. Sometimes it is from observing the interactions of the mentors with the students. Sometimes it is from watching the mentors calm the students down right before they enter the room where the judges are. Sometimes it is from respectfully listening to a mentor telling the team why did they did not win the medal or award but that they put forth their best effort - that someone else did something a little bit better or a little differently that caught the judges' eyes or ears. Sometimes when I'm listening, I'll see the mentor's eyes get teary. It doesn't matter if I'm in Texas or Indiana or Florida or Georgia - mentors that I meet are made up of character and integrity and they love working with students.
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