When do mentors go too far?

[Collin Fultz]

I'm bored...so I'll post.

I was a student on Team 234 for 3 years. we're viewed (i think) as one of the middle of the road teams, possibly more on the engineer side. we have some really great engineers and teachers. we also have some really amazing kids. i can back that up:

98% of student's on 234 have attended college
60% for technical or scientific degrees (sounds like FIRST in a nutshell to me)
4 students now work for Rolls-Royce (a sponsoring company); many others work elsewhere
Last year, Purdue University awarded 2 scholarships, one for 30K and one for 28.5K...they went to two 234 students
This year, another Purdue scholarship (8K) went to a 234 student

2 former student's now work with teams other than 234, and one works with 234 and indianaFIRST.org
(if you want more information stop by 234's pits in ATL...they'll hit you with some knowledge)


I am now a freshman at Purdue University, in Mechanical Engineering. I've just begun to crack the tip of the iceberg of what engineering is. To think that one can "learn" engineering in 6 weeks while under the strain of building a robot too is proposterous. FIRST isn't about teaching. It's about inspiring.

Talk to the kids. Find out if they're inspired. I bet you they'll say yes.