angry eagle wanna-be
David F. Delman (71155.2447@COMPUSERVE.COM)
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 06:19:58 EST
You are doing the right thing. I applaud you for not caving.
I know you feel guilty some way but really this is mostly his problem.
It would be best if He and his Parents move to your position.
To give yourself and your troop some personal breather room
I would call in reinforcements.
Go to your Order of the Arrow and find an Eagle Scout or two.
Go to your District Executive and find an Eagle Scout or two
that exemplifies the Eagle Award.
Go to your Council's Committee Chairman
Using one or two Eagles have a conference with the parents and the scout.
The objective is to save the parents first, and save your troop
from needless friction. Also to keep your troop friends happy
with you and the advice you give.
Mr Dave (David Delman (Troop:102 (Susquenango Council (Binghamton NY
<------------Original Note------------->
>Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 14:59:05 -0500
>From: LINDA K CLOSSEN <ZXRA59A@PRODIGY.COM>
>Subject: angry eagle wanna-be
>
>Dear Scouters,
>An angry Scout approached me with this problem and I told him that I
>would get some advice from fellow Scouters to help us both.
>
>This Scout is 15 years old been in the program since Tiger Cubs.
> Made Life three years ago and has been siting there ever since.
>His Dad is the Committee Chairman.
>Last August, I approached him about starting to think about his Eagle
>project.
>He said o.k.
> After several weeks without hearing from him, I set a meeting only
>to find that he had not given it any other thought or work.
> That was fine with me.
> Mom and Dad really started pushing.
> He filled out the application, with an idea for a project and set a
>December date.
> It got O.k'd.
>He did nothing until three days before the project.
>It was a semi-dud of a project because there really was no advance
>work or advertisement (Clothing drive)
>He had three Merit badges to finish each with one requirement to go.
>Has not done them yet.
>So, now it's almost March.
>He is upset that I will not consider his six months of Senior Patrol
>Leadership for his eagle requirements and am making him take another
>six months of a leadership position.
>During his SPL term, he took off two months for football and was
>replaced by his ASPL, during the six months he did not attend any
>camp-outs, PLC meetings, fund raisers.
> When he did attend the meetings, he was more of a hand full than the
>new 11 year old Scouts!
>He and his Dad seem to feel that if I really tried, I could pick and
>choose six months of leadership during his three years of Life rank
>to fulfill this obligation.
>I don't feel that I can do it.
>I fact I won't do it.
>I don't think that he has fulfilled his obligations to become and
>wear the rank of Eagle.
>I told this to him and his Dad.
>Dad says that his son will give it one last try and if it doesn't
>work this time he is quitting.
>It is now one month into his supposed SPL second term and a have
>replaced him.
>He has not done a thing as the SPL
>The meetings are being run by the ASPL because he assigned him to do
>it.
>For the PLC meeting, he had set up the meeting time with me two weeks
>in advance.
>He called the members of the council 20 minutes before the meeting
>and told them it was mandatory for them to be there!
>He has not participated in any other activities and now tells me he
>has a job and can not participate in any other weekend activities and
>can only come to meetings that are planned on Tuesdays.
>Help me help him!
>Right now he hates me because I am not advancing him!
>
>HELP!!
>
>
>____
>Yours in Scouting,
>Scoutmaster, Linda K. Clossen
>Troop 135
>Gerald R. Ford Council
>Grand Rapids, Michigan
>...I used to be sane...
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