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Re: Feedback on Uniforming
M.ARCEL (marcel@OMNICAST.NET)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 05:59:55 -0800
> My advice in return is that the uniform is one of eight methods of
Scouting
> and though important and useful as a tool is not an end in and of itself.
> The really critical thing is how we measure our work as Scouters against
the
> three goals or aims of Scouting - this is what really matters. Are we
> fostering character development, citizenship development, and personal
> fitness growth? If we are, we have a successful (albeit imperfect at
times)
> program. That is the bottomline period.
I have found, by non scientific but random sampling that only 20 percent of
most scout volunteer gatherings (com staff meetings, roundtables, training
conclaves etc) can articulate the Aims and Methods of Scouting at first
blush. Same for professionals.
That should tell us something.
Marcel Chevillet
Sitting Dist Commissioner & Dean PhD Series Commissioner College INWC
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