F4 - Connect (The new way to get help)

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by piersklein

No student will feel comfortable coming to a mentor for advice if the mentor tells them they are incompetent.

Not saying this is what's happening in the thread, moreso rambling in a tangential direction.

What if a student is incompetent? By definition, don't nearly all students start out as incompetent? Students should strive to reach the point of maturity where such feedback can be received without internalizing it as a direct attack. This is a hard part about growing up obviously, and takes time (certainly took me some time!).