[emersont49]

Inspiration is a precursor to any real learning. On an FRC team, that inspiration could range from business and marketing to electrical/mechanical engineering and computer science.

I'm sometimes tempted to be critical of teams I view as being adult run but I have to remind myself that I'm only seeing or hearing small aspects of those teams. The only team I really know is my team.

One of the main reasons I mentor is to share the passion I have for robotics with students. It has been gratifying to see this passion picked up by students in technical and non-technical parts of the team. I'm certain they won't all remember the concepts of a closed loop steering system. I am, however, certain most of them will remember how much fun it was to solve a really tough problem.