Re: reorganizing troop
Donald R Izard (dizard@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:27:34 -0500
Ian - I must some what disagree. I think that an important part of the
Patroll method is "team building" and learning how to use the full
resources of your NEW team. Just as in Wood Badge - the patrolls
are not controlled by the participants - but the leaders.
What happens within the patroll, and how the leaders develope
leadership skills and form a functional team, with motivation and
spirit etc. - this I think is a major learning point of the
patroll methods.
If a patroll is organized by the scouts, and they each just
"BUDDY up" all the time, they will miss a great opportunity to learn
how to build teams - some teams with weak links - and some teams
where the leader is NOT the most dominant force etc.
This to me - is all an important part of the learning for
both the patroll leaders, and the members. ie If we work
together - we can do anything! Etc. If we fight and complain
we will accomplish very little. Just look at the US congress
right now . . ;)
Scouter DOn
The youth should be allowed to lead, but somettimes they need
to know where there are going. . . .
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Ian N. Ford FRSH wrote:
>
> And there was me thinking that we were supposed to have a " boy run "
> program. How can the patrol system work if the SM can arbitrarily change the
> patrols ? Surely that is the " job " of the PLC with <advice> from the SM.
> Remember what we teach in SMF ... the SPL manages the PLs, the PLs manage
> their patrols.
>
