Re: Clarification Needed

A word from our Council Executive.

Best Wishes,
Gary Apfelstadt
Prairielands Council, Champaign, IL

Wow, is that an interesting plan....but one with no merit. I was just at
our annual Scout Executive meeting and there was absolutely no mention
of changes in the training format and certainly nothing as dramatic as
this. I would be very shocked if we ever went away from personal
volunteer led training. There might be a time when you can access
training informaton off the internet but the responibility of directing
training will continue to be the held in the local council. I hope this
doesn't get too out of hand. Thanks for checking with me. Tim

> Sounds pretty interesting. I don't know the answer, but I'll ask Tim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Apfelstadt [mailto:apfelsta@soltec.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 11:17 PM
> Subject: FYI
>
>
> >Subject: Clarification Needed
> >To: SCOUTS-L@LISTSERV.TCU.EDU
> >
> >I know that someone on this list will have the straight answer to my
> >question.
> >Tonight at roundtable, one of the scoutmasters who went to a
> Leadership
> >Development course for OA out West somewhere this summer, came up
> with
> >what the rest of us thought was off the wall. Now we want the truth
> or
> >further enlightment.
> >
> >He said that National was putting out a self study guide via Internet
> >and CD ROM for both Scoutmaster Fundamentals and for Cub Leader
> Basic.
> >This self study guide would REPLACE any training put on by the
> districts
> >and would therefore equalize training for all leaders nationwide
> >--everyone gets the same information in exactly the same format.
> Outdoor
> >skills would continue to be hands on. Now here is the clincher, we
> would
> >all then be subject to a test that we would all have to pass before
> >National issued a trained patch. The test would be a mix format
> >(multiple choice, short answer, essay) and each CD ROM or Internet
> >access would randomize the tests from a bank of 1000's of questions.
> One
> >would have to answer about 100 or so to qualify for your position. He
> >also mentioned there would be different levels that you would have to
> go
> >through (Step 1-4)for further training "opportunities"
> >
> >Also mentioned that ALL merit badge books will be done away with
> because
> >of the access on the Internet and that National is losing tons of
> money.
> >In the year 2000 one would need Internet access and a credit card to
> get
> >the books.
> >
> >I want to make any clarification before it hits the streets in my
> >district as the real thing. If this is all true, then we really are
> in
> >for big changes training wise. If people don't come to hear real
> people
> >how much more likely are they going to do it solely on their own? We
> >already have self-study guides, but they are a poor substitute for
> >experience.
> >
> >Waiting with baited breath: You can e-mail me privately.
> >
> >Melissa
> >DTC
> >

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