Advice for transition from student to mentor, too involved?

[GeeTwo]

Back to the first question:

Originally Posted by Skyehawk

As a mentor am I overstepping my bounds with the development of the scouting system?

And the answer is: it depends. FIRST is quite vague on how involved mentors should be. Whether this development is out of bounds depends on whether the student members are up to doing this themselves, their level of intiative, the number of students available (generally more acceptable on a small team), and a variety of other factors. The biggest factors are the team's dynamics, policies, and traditions. If the team you're working with is more about building the students up through high expectations and empowerment, it may well be out of bounds. If the mentors on your team do significant portions of the design, fabrication, or programming, it is probably in bounds.