How Do You Treat New Members/Freshmen ?

[rbayer]

If rookies either know a lot to start with, or ask for help and try to learn stuff, we welcome them in. If they just show up and don't do anything or (even more common) do negative work, we tend to pretend they don't exist. Then again, after being awake for 42 hours (36 of which were spent building the 'bot), I begin to think no one really exists....

[Alekat]

Most people seem to have close to the same story. Last year i was a freshmen but i knew most of the senoirs, i was still stuck with simple tasks(check out "Freshmen Positives" for more on that). generally the whole team was run by 3 tyrannical (shall i say triumverate?) senoirs. This year a whole lot changed (and not just the fact of no longer being a freshmen). The tyranny is gone and all that is left in its path is a working domacracy(spell check please). It's taken us some time to get us back on our feet but we are a more efficient working machine(in my eyes). Anyways, i hope to see you guys at nationals next year as i plan we will qualify once again(does this guy use too many parenthesis or what?) say hello when u see team 701!

[Redhead Jokes]

Several years ago the culture on our team was freshmen did all the menial jobs. Not anymore. Everyone pitches in on menial jobs, and everyone can work to their capacity and everyone can learn.

[ryan_f]

this year I am the only member on our team with experience. It's hard to have to go through the whole brainstorming, design, and building process when you're the only one who has experience. It's a slow and painful process having to teach people how to use a mill or a lathe. especially having to show them again and again because they keep forgetting. There's also the other problem. A lot of them don't realise how much effort has to be put into this in order to succeed. I'm trying to get at least 50% attendance from everybody, but so far i'm the only one who has been there more than 50% of the time. so nobody knows what's happened to the robot designwise and what changes have been made. The Freshmen on our team were usually ignored on the earlier years until this year (since they're all freshmen except for me) so they were a little more involved and take a look at what they accomplished. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=Verbose

That's truly an awesome paintjob from our freshmen.


moral of the story: don't judge a book by it's cover?

[Kevin A]

I treat people by there maturity, dedication and skill level. I feel that if you are mature and dedicated, you can gain skillz in the shop. I feel that if you are mature and have skill, you will naturally be dedicated. If you aren't mature, then go work on your project in a corner..(I'm not always mature). I will always crack freshman jokes...but the freshman know that if they work hard they have my respect.

There is a rather annoying freshman on our team and she always gets picked on. Today someone hid her project when she wasnt looking, and she over reacted so the teacher told us to find the missing part in 5 min or we are leaving. We all scrambled around our huge messy shop looking for it, and finally found it. Nobody admitted to doing it and i feel it is probable that she hid it so that she could get the attn. Who knows who cares?

That is why i feel that maturity is the most important factor. Whatever

[blindguyinanorg]

we have no freshmen!! i love it because i dont have to deal with them at all. our team is doomed though everyone with skill is graduating. although there is this one kreepy kid who just shows up rondomly and speeks in a soft voice.

[Marygrace]

Depends on the freshman, most of them on our team are pretty cool. We only have like three actual freshman, and like 1 6th-grader and 1- 5th grader.... I think.... yeah...