Generation gaps

[Mark Pierce]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Let me tell you, the scariest day ever was the day that I realized since I am a mentor, people actually take my advice and I should be careful of what kind of advice I give.

Tolkien tells us: "for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill." something for all of us to consider.

One of the things I admire about FIRST is the mixing of generations. Seeing a team member explaining our robot to elderly grandparents one minute and five year olds another is amazing. Within our team we don't have that large of a spread, but spending time together working, eating, travelling, etc. helps us get comfortable with each other. We try to respect each other enough to listen to each other and resolve any misunderstandings before they get too huge.

Several of us mentors prefer to act like kids as much as possible anyway. Fortunately, we always have some students to bring the maturity level back up so we get things done.