Litigation Down Under?

Balooning, soaring, wall climbing, snorkling ...
Wow.
I see a dissertation (with a LOT of fun filled field work) for some grad
student in anthropology or sociology in comparing the types of litigation
and "awards" - settlements in the US vs. in Australia, the maturity levels
and activity habits of pre-teens, the level of parental support of
independence development (experiential development vs. overprotection).
I can see some of my Bears (8-9 year olds) involved with some of
these activities, but only some! I did Whittling Chip (preliminaries for
handling a folding pocket knife) last week. Fortunatly I did have my "fits
in a briefcase" first aid kit. Most of the kids paniced at the matching
the answers test (Two safty rules at a time taken right out of their Bear
book with the endings of the sentences flip flopped....) Cutting a face in
a potato was a major challenge.

1. The parents had to bring the knife to the meeting. They knew for 4
weeks. Didn't they go over the safty rules or the section in the book?

2. With the exception of 2, the confidence level of these guys is
extrodinarily low in this setting. Unfortunately, in similar settings as
well.
Not a complaint, just an observation. They'll need the confidence
building activities of Scouting ....

So how and why is it so different in Australia (as per the last few
days of postings) as in the US????
Jim Wellborn
Pack 370
Homosassa - Crystal River, Florida, USA

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