Overwhelmed by Scout-L information
Roman J. Smith (Roman.J.Smith.13@ND.EDU)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 06:27:13 -0500
Hold2File@AOL.COM writes:
>I really enjoy the comments and thoughts that are in the SCOUT-L digest
when I
>have time to read it. I have been downloading the files daily to save them
>for a period when I can do nothing but sit and read them. It just
occurred to
>me that I may not be alone in the information overload and that it might be
>easier to "digest" the Digest if it was spilt into Boy Scout and Cub Scout
>sections. Those Scouters who are fortunate enough to still have Cub Scouts
>and Boy Scouts can download both and a third forum might be addressed to
>Scouting issues in general so that general issues do not need to be
duplicated
>in the Cub and Boy Digests.
>Does anyone else have a suggestion as to how I can simplify my reading the
>Digest. I love the ideas and Boy Scout material, but feel guilty that I have
>not been keeping up with the daily feeds.
>
Well, yes, I to bypass all of those discussions about pinewood derby
tracks. But I do read the posts about cub advancement, child protection,
Webeloes pins, and picking a troop. As a troop leader, I am interested in
the Cub program and what others are doing. What can I expect when I get
crossovers? What experiences did these boys have? What did the parents do
in the cub program that might make them good candidates for troop
leadership? All of these questions are important when I am planning to
integrate new scouts and their parents into the troop.
There are different programs for boys of different ages. But there is only
one scouting program that lasts from grade 1 to age 21. BSA has designed
that program as various stages and age level programs. Troop membership is
part of that program. So my work is only part of that program. I need to
be interested in the parts that come both before and after to make sure
that I am doing the "middle" the correct way to keep the transitions going
smoothly.
Splitting the discussion into parts would not serve what I need to know to
keep my program in line.
YiS
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Roman J. Smith
University of Notre Dame
(219)631-4624 Fax: (219)631-8223
E-Mail: roman.j.smith.13@nd.edu
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Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 505 / Committee Member, Ship 505
-I used to be an Owl
http://www.nd.edu/~rsmith1/BSAresources.html
