Mentor/Student Involvement Philosophies

[BenjaminWard]

Originally Posted by JesseK

If tech firms were 100% run by teenagers, 99% of them would fail within their first 6 weeks. The world markets are too competitive and unforgiving.

This isn't a tech firm, it's a non-profit robotics competition. Many of these teams have low to minimal mentor involvement, and they do perfectly fine. There's a certain extent of mentor involvement that both works well and allows the students to enjoy themselves and be inspired. There's a difference between helping a struggling team and taking over from the students.