In seventh grade, one of my teachers decided to sponsor the county technology competition, in the form of a club. Anyone who wished to join could. I also convinced two of my friends to join, forming a team of three. After some debate and discussion, we decided to enter into the robotics category, and set to work. However, a number of mistakes caused me, and the whole team, to fail our objective. The first was time management. At the beginning of the process, we underestimated the time that would be needed to design, build, and test the robot. We did not lay out any plans or deadlines. We met too sporadically to get much done, and by the time the pressure started mounting, we were to hopelessly behind schedule to succeed. The second was choosing
