"Gracious Professionalism"

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Doing the right thing, even when the right thing is not the easiest thing to do.

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I've got a picture from a regional last year where one second-year team was struggling to field their robot after some catastrophe on the last morning of the competition. Before long mentors and team members from about 6 other teams were in their pit working or running back and forth looking for parts and tools. While this is far from the complete definition - this is where I always start when trying to explain Gracious Professionalism.

My team recently presented to our School Board, and the concepts of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition both drew applause from the assembly.