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Originally Posted by eagle33199
"Also what do you guys thing the highest number of students a team should have and why?"
A team's size should be dependent on two things: student interest and student engagement.
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There is one very important thing to remember in all of this: The larger the team, the more planning needs to be done to ensure everyone is engaged and active. Very large teams may not all meet at the same time or location every time - they may have groups that meet on different nights to complete specific tasks, or those involved with building the robot may be in a different physical location than those working on PR and fund raising.
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I also agree. I started with about 15 and the core was the five original students. Now (fifth year) I get 50 or so who show an interest, and 30-40 who make it through the season. But the core is still smaller - about 15. To manage everyone else takes more planning, better organize team leadership and mentors, and breaking out smaller groups at times. But they still have to feel like a
team. That means doing some things together, and making sure everyone gets engaged.
Splitting out an FTC or VEX team seems like a good idea, but requires mentoring as well, and again more organization.
Rose Y
Team 2199, Liberty Robo-Lions
Eldersburg, MD