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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace
Not all teams have teachers helping out, and some teams only have one teacher helping out (like ours). The rest of the mentors are engineers, or mechanics, or some sort of professional outside of teaching. This is where I think the need is.
My opinion is that all mentors on the team should be trained in this, mostly to protect themselves, not just one adult on the team.
But, if there isn't interest, then it's not worth it to organize, so it really depends on what other's opinions are.
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It is where the team is formed. That is the connection. It isn't necessarily that a teacher is helping out - it is the fact that the teacher is often the direct connection/link. Other teams are connected to organizations like Scouts and 4-H. That is their direct connection/link. If there are any teams that have formed without any links - then they would definitely want a handbook with set policies to protect the team.
If you are interested in pursuing this discussion, the NEMO forum might be a place of discussion among mentors. That's just a thought.
Jane
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