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Re: Limits on Team Hours

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
Then the caps are a good idea.
I must heartily disagree. Why haven't the concerned faculty of the students whose grades have slipped contacted the parents?

Why aren't the parental responsibilities even mentioned here?

Why are we relying on the school faculty to make rules like this, rather than relying on good decision making and bringing the parents into the equation?

This is a 'hot button' issue for me, where instead of going the route of addressing the problem, a broad over-reaching general rule is put in place that could very likely affect people whom don't have an actual problem. I would MUCH rather set up a system where the faculty sends a letter home and to the mentor of the team letting them know of the issue so it can be handled individually.

For reference, we meet Monday for 4 hours, Wednesday for 4 hours, Thursday for 4 hours, and Saturday for 8. That's 20 hours a week for 5 or 6 weeks. Students are constantly reminded that if they have homework, that comes first, and we have a room next door where they can go DO their homework then come back to robotics when they've finished.

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