From: Rich (rfl@OFFPRO.NET)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 20:42:14 CST
Neil Lupton wrote:
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> In some ways, we may be victims of our own success and our own publicity. We
> have made so much of the Eagle award that anything less than the Eagle is
> considered a failure. It may be that "we have met the enemy and they is us."
FWIW, I think it's a result of the same faulty logic that
says:
Those who make 1st Class in the first year tend to stay in
Scouting
-therefore-
We'll push everyone to make 1st Class the first year and
everyone will stay in Scouting.
In the Eagle case, it goes something like:
Eagles have been shown to possess certain positive
attributes
-therefore-
Achieve Eagle and you too will come into possession of these
attributes.
*LOTS* of parents demand more for their kids than their kids
want for themselves. Go with the program for 'X' years and
you're *entitled* to a "valuable prize." AOL seems to have
become not much more than a reward for attendance. Hate to
see that happen with Eagle.
My opinion and I could be wrong because if I had the
answers, I wouldn't worry about the problem. Would I? :-)
--
Rich Locke
Williamsburg,VA
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