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Re: 11 year olds

Ken Schumacher (n9kju@AMSAT.ORG)
Sun, 24 May 1998 22:48:54 -0500


On 24 May 98, at 20:17, Steven Featherkile wrote:

> Hi all,
> A friend of mine has an 11 year old (just turned) who was held back a year
> to mature. He has just joined a WEBELOS Den (great!) with his 4th grade
> buddies. He'll be in the 5th grade this fall. He's havin' fun, and I
> know that the program he's in is a good one.
>
> My question is: Should he be in Boy Scouts because he's 11 years old, or
> should he stay in WEBELOS because he's in the 4th grade. I get arguments
> both ways. I lean toward keeping him with his buddies.

IMHO, he should stay with his classmates. My own son repeated
kindergarten several years back. It was a great move for him. He was
struggling with his original class. Now he's doing very well with his new
class mates. I've been a leader with his den since they started as Tigers.
He is really well matched with the other boys in his group. He's bigger
than a many, but emotionally, he is on a par level with his den mates.

To ask him to step ahead one year in the scouting program would be a
mistake. For the same reason that it was right for him to hold back in the
school program, it is right for him to be just starting his Webelos years.
His den graduated Bear and became Webelos just last Friday night. They
will wear their new neckerchifs (with pride) in the Memorial Day Parade
tomorrow morning.

Ken Schumacher
Cubmaster, Pack 335, Wheaton, IL

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