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Re: : Adult Leader Meeting....Meeting of the Minds
Michael Bowman (mfbowman@USSCOUTS.ORG)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:11:19 -0400
Bob,
Your observation is right on the money. We do want a boy led program at the
Troop level, but that doesn't mean alteration of the program. One old JLT
Scoutmaster explained it to the young men he was training thus: "The
rigidity is built in, the flexibility is all yours." In other words we have
a program with a lot already built in, but there is still flexibility enough
for the boys to have opportunities to learn leadership skills in other
areas; e.g., where to go on an outing, what to do, how to do it, who is to
do what, etc.
Mike
Mike Bowman, Vice President
U.S. Scouting Service Project, Inc.
Website: http://usscouts.org
E-Mail: mfbowman@usscouts.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scouts-L Youth Group List [mailto:Scouts-L@LISTSERV.TCU.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Bob and Rusty Taylor
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 1999 12:50 PM
> To: SCOUTS-L@LISTSERV.TCU.EDU
> Subject: Re: : Adult Leader Meeting....Meeting of the Minds
>
>
> >Hello Marcia ,
> >
> >Please don't intend this as a flame, however this is an issue I have
> >very strong feelings on...
> >
> >My primary concern with your post is that you say that the
> Scoutmaster
> >wants to make these changes.....what about your PLC and Senior Patrol
> >Leader. The decision should be made by the PLC regarding
> patrol names
> >not the SM, or the committee....
> >
> >I believe the same should go for uniforming....your troop
> junior leaders
> >should decide when they feel a class A is appropriate and
> when a class B
> >is acceptable....It should also be their job to determine
> what the class
> >B should consist of.
> >
> >Again, I don't mean to flame, I just hope that you and your other
> >leaders will realize that these items are not issues the
> ADULTS need to
> >be deciding. Rather, they are issues that the youth need the adult's
> >guidance and support so they can make this decision on their own.
> >
> >YiS,
> >-James Wilson
>
> James
>
> I agree with your comments, but would like some input on the
> uniform issue.
> especially in situations where the 8 methods of Scouting have
> not been well
> implemented, uniforms typically run into quite a bit of
> resistance (both
> from boys and parents, maybe more from parents?)
>
> my own opinion here, but I hope it is correct:)--it is one
> thing to give
> the boys leeway to RUN the program, but I don't think it
> includes ALTERING
> the program (the Eight methods of Scouting), uniform being
> one of these 8
> methods. how do you approach the situation when one of the
> eight methods of
> Scouting is on the line?
>
> Bob Taylor
>
> --- "If you build it, they will come."
> / \
> ----------- Bob Taylor Troop, 1590 Committee Chairman
> (| @ @ |) Chief Seattle Council
> | > | WE1-609-97 (A good old Buffalo)
> " \_/ " going to work my ticket and always an Eagle!
> """""
> """ brtaylor@telebyte.net (home)
> webpage: http://pacific.telebyte.com/~brtaylor
>
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