Student vs Teacher: Where Education Falls in the System; “Okay everyone, let’s start the programming workshop.” It’s something I’ve said about four times in the two years I have been the committee head of programming on the robotics team. It signaled that I was no longer in the position of a student, but rather more of a teacher or a mentor. Unlike in the typical environments of my classes, where the instruction was followed by a task where we would apply what we had learned, in robotics, the teaching and doing happen almost simultaneously. Of course, the pressure is still there, but it’s not from having to do well for a grade, but to be able to complete the robot within the six weeks we are given. Because the skills used on the team typically are not taught in class, such as wiring components together, they are taught before build season starts so everyone can have a role in the rush to complete the robot. However, the teaching is not like how students are con...