Re: Advancement Charts?

Jim Peterson <kupete@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU> wrote:
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> How many troops out there use the BSA Advancement wall chart to display the
> advancement progress of your scouts? And is it kept up to date. Just
> curious. Please reply to me personally so we don't use up our 50 with my
> trivial drivel. I'll post the results of your replies. Please include your
> troop size.

This is one of the reasons I really hate it when we "judge" the merit of a
message on this forum.

Here is a perfectly valid question, that has the potential of invoking some
great discussion on advancement motivation, yet because some might consider the
replies "not interesting" enough to see, we'll never have that discussion.

This is a real shame.

We are considering using this chart as well. We have not had any permanent wall
space in our meeting place that we can use, but are working on it. We have
condidered putting the chart on an easel and pulling it out only at meeting
time. Does anyone else do anything like that?

We have also made a "rank hatrack" that holds the names of the boys in little
plaques, each under their current rank. The boys get to make their own nametags
from a standard sized block of wood. Some are carved, some are simply magic
marker, some are painted, the potential for competition in making the most
interesting and unique nametag is fun in and of itself.

It looks something like this:

Scout Tenderfoot 2nd Class 1st Class Star Life Eagle

Marty Bob Ben Norris Ben P Robert Sam
Jon K Stephen Steve Mike Michael
Timmy Thomas Tom M
Ryan Bobbie B John

You get the picture.

When a boy advances, his name moves to the next set of hooks. Each plaque has
hooks on the top edge and rings on the bottom one.

Anyone else use anything like this?

Please do post your answers to the list. I'm sure there are others who are
interested in this discussion.

Before anyone flames me for asking for trivial things to be posted here and
buring up our limited bandwidth, by the time you see this post and you answer me
I"ll be gone.

I'm taking off 6 months and hiking the Appalachain Tail. Anyone interested may
follow along in my journal at http://wcha.org/hike.

YiS,

-Tim

--
Tim Hewitt, Assistant Scoutmaster
Troop 350, Old Orchard Beach, ME
Eagle '74

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