Team Organization and Recruiting

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Consider what purpose your team serves to those students that you find to be unproductive before you deny them the opportunities to be involved in a program that is unrivaled in high schools.

hmm... yes, I agree that the program serves all kinds of purposes above and beyond the inspiring students to pursue careers in the sciences.

Maybe a better question would be, how do you inspire a student to be a productive member of the team? And show up for meetings, contribute to the committees they have chosen to work on, not sleep through competitions, break team travel rules, not use the meetings for socializing with the members of the opposite gender?

While I agree that "belonging" to a team may be very important to a student, there are consequences in the real world for not performing on your job.