Parent/Mentor/Coach Issues

[Bob Steele]

Ed
Those are great comments... having been a sports coach for many years AND a Robotics coach for the past decade or so... its not much different.

Usually, parents who don't really know how the organization is laid out generally are the ones that complain. They are misinformed and say things that are not based on any depth of knowledge about the situation.

Whenever I have an individual who complains too much I invite them to a parent meeting and there (if they come at all..) I ask them to head up the committee to try and find a better way to achieve a solution for the issue that they have complained about. On rare occasions, they will take the challenge and we will get a better solution. Normally they won't have time to help in that way.

If you don't like something ... become part of the solution.... or find out why your solution is not the best one for the team...

Usually complainers only want to invest the time it takes them to complain in a problem.

Thanks for such a good comment Ed!!