Venturing Program
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By 5thGenTexan · Posted
If a kid is there just ONLY to have fun, why bother with the Scout part at all? Sounds like just meeting up to play to me. Certainly a lot cheaper to just play. -
By 5thGenTexan · Posted
My daughter is SPL, she is Star, so working on Life and working on the Camping MB. We started the Troop in 2019 so there is not a lot of experience for them to fall back on. We sent 3 of the girls to ILST a couple of months ago, but they have yet to make it to NYLT. My daughter is also 14 going on 17.... so, well... you know. -
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By InquisitiveScouter · Posted
During my SM conferences, I ask each Scout, "Other than you 😛 , who is the best Scout in this Troop, and why?" And then I challenge them to emulate the successful behavior they see in others. I also ask them, with a promise of anonymity, "Which Scout challenges you the most, in either a positive or negative way?" In about 75%(?) of answers that they bring up a negative example. Usually some bullying or poor behavior that goes on when adults aren't watching. I take notes and I observe more closely to address the behavior. Often, Scouts talk about how someone goes to merit badge colleges or summer camp and gets "free merit badges", where they do no work, but get the badge, or has their parents sign up as MBC's and gets them that way. (Our newest Eagle Scout candidate has completed four Eagle-required merit badges that way, and the Scouts often point to this as a negative. I agree that it is bad optics, but ethical behavior starts in the home, and if his parents aren't modeling it, then we will have much less positive impact in the unit.) Scouts talk, and they have their own "pecking order" when it comes to evaluating who is a good Scout and who isn't. We try to monitor this peer-perception system, and interject truth when needed, because, like most organizations, there is gossip and misinformation everywhere. -
Regarding BSA’s track record of surveys with forgone conclusions, a recent conversation with a pro who is active in O/A leads me to believe that we may add this questionnaire to that list.
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