Finding a Mentor

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Originally Posted by mfine

I'm trying to start a new team at my school in Maryland, but so far I've had little luck in finding skilled mentors willing to commit their time. What channels can I look for mentors, and how can I entice them to join?

When you say "skilled mentors", it kind of makes me believe that you are trying to convince industry professionals to take the helm of a new team. That's going to be terribly hard to do, especially if you're trying to convince people who have never been involved with FIRST.

As DonRotolo said, teachers are your best option. Science/math/engineering teachers have a natural attraction to this type of program, but sometimes the occasional LA/History teacher will agree to help handle logistics and maybe even learn a thing or two.

- Sunny G.