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Originally Posted by Greg Perkins
To whomever said, give respect, get respect...I couldn't agree more. To the NEM's and parents who run teams, if you find bus trips or whatnot to be intolerable because of attitudes or emotions, try giving your kids some freedom, you'd be suprised how well it works.
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If at all possible, I think this is the way to go.
Since I've had to also be a chaperone (in addition to being a mentor) several times for Team 95. I explain that I have exactly two rules, and they have served me well:
- Don't be stupid
- Be nice to each other
Yeah, I've had a few times where I've had to point out that the students were breaking one of these, but in general it works out fine, and the students don't feel like anyone is locking them up.
Between this, and relying on the fact that the students have just as much time invested in the robot and success as the teachers/parents/mentors and don't want to screw it up, this has worked out quite well.