Re: Wood Badge reasons

hilding holroyd wrote:
>
> On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Dave Hultberg wrote:
>
> > I would be interested in hearing from other Wood Badgers if clocks
> > were set back in their course.
>
> I have staffed 2 courses (starting the 3rd on Sunday) and we never reset
> watches back or forward. The last course I was SPL and I gave periodic
> "time checks" just so that everyone knew where we were. And I always
> reported REAL time. BTW, they were all weekend type courses.
>
> Hilding W. Holroyd

I have staffed several courses and directed two. The syllabus stresses
maintaining the
time frame and schedule, but also indicates that when learning is taking
place, it may
be wise to continue rather than cut it off just to stay on schedule. For
this reason,
we have several times, "adjusted the clock", revised the schedule (Senior
Patrol
Leader's call), or just plain explained what is going on so that the
learners understood
the reason for the change.
During the 3-4 staff development weekends, we examine the schedule in
detail and make
changes in time frames (mostly minor) based on experiences in past courses,
the size of
the troop, the time of year (Standard Time or Daylight Saving and whether
it will change
during a course weekend), and any other pertinent factors. Other than
these changes, we
stick to the syllabus as required. These small changes make the course run
smoother and
do not hairlip the Area Wood Badge Coordinator.
YIS,
JimT

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James Taylor                    Red Fox                 SE-308
jimt.klahican@worldnet.att.net  Machkeu Wulalowe        Sly Red Fox
Klahican 331                    Record Keeper           Cape Fear Council
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