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From: Chris & Paula Sheridan (chris.sheridan@PCISYS.NET)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 10:41:30 CDT
Is advancement the goal of the BSA program? Or is advancement merely one of
the methods designed to accomplish the BSA aims of growth in moral
character, citizenship, physical, mental and emotional fitness? I suspect
that's a loaded question, but it gets to a situation my son's Troop is
dealing with.
In March a group of a dozen boys bridged into the Troop from Cub Scouts.
The parents of these Scouts feel VERY STRONGLY about getting their sons to
First Class rank before summer camp (July.) How does this square with the
"boy-run" concept? Well, these very involved parents claim that it is their
sons' desires (collectively!) to get to First Class ASAP. Therefore the
parents of these dozen new Scouts are pushing the Troop to design the Troop
meetings around advancement requirements to benefit their sons.
When the PLC plans activities that are "merely fun" and don't do enough to
further advancement-to-First-Class-goals, this group of parents becomes very
disgruntled and the e-mails start flying! Any advice on how to deal with
this situation?
Many thanks,
Paula Sheridan
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