| |
Re: ? for female Scoutmasters
Peter Farnham (pfarnham@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:04:52 -0500
Anonymous,
I myself say, "go for it" if no men are willing to step forward to be
SM. I think it is very important for boys to have male role models, but
it's also important for boys to have scout troops as well, so my hat is
off to you and I think that the very fact you are taking the request
seriously and raising the quesiton indicates that you'll do a fine job.
You'll find being an SM the mowst challenging job you've ever held (and I
do mean job--I work as hard or harder at being SM as I do my jpaying
job), but it's also a lot of fun and you get an enormous amount of
satisfction out of it.
You sound like you are very expereinced and well trained, and lin many
ways are an ideal candidate for the job. So, good luck and let us know
how it goes from time to time.
I shjould tell you that there are coleagues on this list who do not
believe that women should be scoutmasters. This is a free country and it
is their right to hold that view, and some make compeling cases for their
position. However, I do not share that view.
YiS,
Peter Farnham (and a good old Beaver, Too)
SM, Troop 113
Colonial District, NCAC
Alexandria, VA
|
|
A few Commercial Links from the SCOUTER NetCompass...
|
 SOAR myPack & myTroop
Hosted websites for scouting units
GourmetFundraising.com
Gourmet food fundraising. gourmetfundraising.com® is a division of Purely American Foods®. Begun in 1998 by Ray Leard, Purely American® manufactures and markets a wonderful series of over 80 hand-crafted bean soup, chili, pasta, and dessert mixes,
Packsacks BWCAW Canoe Trips
Packsacks BWCAW Canoe Trips, located at the edge of the Boundary Waters, is a resort and canoe outfitting base. PACKSACK is in the midst of fishing at its finest! PACKSACK offers a wilderness adventure of canoe trips into the BWCA and Quetico Park,
Scout Gear
Offers name brand backpacks, tents, sleeping bags and other equipment for youth and teen camping. Also provides new Scout Value Bundles and detailed gear selection advice.
Bahamas Historic Pirate Sailing Week
Experience sailing of 250 years ago.
Team Building Games - Best on the Web
New scoutmaster? Looking for fun team building games you can learn now and lead tonight? Visit our virtual team building games workshop online. Comprehensive resource. Free activity guide.
PacksOnline
Create a professional Cub Scout Web site in 10 minutes. No Web experience necessary! Includes password-protected scrapbooks and roster, den and pack calendars, links, and much more. Take the free tour.
Add your link to SCOUTER NetCompass
|
|
|
 |
|
|
