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Originally Posted by rwood359
I would see if you can attract some about to retire or newly retired engineers. The demands on their time are substantially less. We have several retired mentors on 359. Some of us come in Tuesday and Thursday for 3 or 4 hours from the start of school til build season and every day during build season.
Here are some of the rewards that you can tell them about:
1. It could save their marriage. My wife didn't want me home 24/7 anyway.
2. Learning new things is good for you. I had to learn about robotics, LabVIEW, and how to teach. My doctor said "That's great. You will grow these long things in your brain that will keep the dementia away."
3. THE KIDS! They'll keep you young, they'll make you laugh, and they'll give you great pride. I tell my friends that the robot is the kids product and the kids are the mentors product. And I am very proud of our (FIRST's, not just 359's) product.
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We have used this approach as well, including targeting the new empty nesters who suddenly find a lot of time on their hands. In our yearbook we have a quote from one of our engineering mentors "This program makes old, jaded engineers young again!"