More on new Cub Training syllabus
Christopher Strauss (Chris_Strauss@UNT.EDU)
Mon, 22 Aug 1994 09:57:20 CST6CDT
We still do not have a copy of the new syllabus in hand to review,
but we did get a look at it Saturday when most of our district
training team attended Longhorn Council Train-the-Trainer. We went
"in strength" because some of our team were doing the training, and
several like myself had last attended TTT six years ago and needed a
refresher. That was helpful, as we got a chance to discuss strategy
with some who had already seen the syllabus, or had previewed the
videos at Philmont.
On the balance, we may have traded training time for improved
training materials. The "one day" schedule is actually five hours
(7:30-12:30 or 11:30- 4:30 recommended), with the most noticeable
deletion at first glance being the mock Pack meeting. I guess we
will have to stress that more in roundtable now. The actual
syllabus appeared to have some improvements in content, but I will
reserve judgement until I can do a page-by-page comparison...
whenever I can get my hands on a copy. It did, for example, have a
special section on "personal coaching" that is new. The posters,
which we did see, are improved. One of our members saw previews of
the videos at Philmont, and said the same about them. Again, we will
not know for sure until we get copies in hand, but that should
happen soon.
My district training chairman has already endorsed the idea I saw
echoed on the list this morning, that of offering an optional
"roundtable" session immediately after the morning training to cover
areas we feel got short shrift in the new syllabus. Again, we will
determine content after a more thorough review of the syllabus. The
topic was discussed with all the Cub trainers present, and the
general feeling was that the TRAINED patch would mean a little less
now than before, and we would have to redouble our efforts to get
leaders to the supplemental training.
The biggest concern of many trainers was the loss of leverage on
getting Webelos leaders to outdoor training. Most were uneasy with
that because the first few camping experiences that boys and leaders
have often determine whether or not they continue into Boy Scouts.
It just increases the odds against the boys that their early
experiences will be good ones. Again, we will just have to devise new
enticements to get leaders to attend... maybe a sharp looking
"outdoor trained" neckerchief or something. Of course we will cope,
but we were not a happy group last Saturday.
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