Question of the Week!!! (5/24/04)

[MrToast]

I'd have to say that it was watching alliance partners get in our way instead of helping us and watching them drive stupidly.

No offense to anyone.....

MrToast

[Redhead Jokes]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

What was the most difficult aspect of this years challenge for you

Mentors or students who show up for 1 day of kickoff, and/or an hour or two of build season each week, who complain about what's been done, and demand things be changed to their way, and/or criticize the results who think that ONLY a winning robot is what this program is about.

Mentors/students/parents who complain and insist "this should be done, this should be done" and have expectations the SAME people who are already overwhelmed and busy will do MORE, rather than the complainers volunteering the time and effort themselves.

Kudos to the majority of our mentors/students and parents for wonderful support of encouragement, time, money, supplies, food and energy.

Kudos to the parents and students who were disappointed with some results, but instead of criticizing appreciate what was done, and commit to putting in more time and effort for next season to put into place some changes they'd like to see happen.

[RoboMom]

Communication. Between all the team members, we spoke 11 languages. But sometimes the listening isn't great.

And the time management issues. As I've said before somewhere in these forums, there is a commonly embraced philosophy of why do anything now when "I" can wait until the last possible minute.