Re: Advancement Transfer Question

> From: Ted Burton <scouter@valint.net>
> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:18 AM
>
> One can talk to the youth in sufficient detail, I would think, to arrive
at
> the conclusion that he has or has not shown Scout Spirit in his life (or

> that he has or has not acquired the skill fraudulently to snow the heck
out
> of you). As for the latter, it doesn't take too much time to pick up on
the
> question whether he is just a bs artist. The SM conference in this
setting
> becomes crucial, and watching his performance while camping.
>
> I think if your conversation with him indicates he has been an active
> participant at the old troop, has done well in school, has been active
in
> the family and community in other ways, has not been arrested, etc., you

> can still tell him it looks good, but you just don't know him quite well

> enough yet. I do not see that you have to wait out a whole time in grade

> period to make a judgment, just long enough to figure out whether he is
an
> accomplished liar -- or a good kid.

I agree completely, although, as you say, just the SM conference might not
be enough, you might want to observe him in action on a camping trip. I
never advocated a "full term in grade," (especially since there is no such
thing with regard to the Scout Spirit requirement), only a period long
enough to become comfortable with the decision I would be required to
make. In many instances that might be no more than the SM conference, but
it certainly would be more than merely asking the question: "Have you
displayed SS in your daily life?"

--
Bruce E. Cobern
mailto:bec@pipeline.com

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