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  1. Even if that doesn't happen. Troops and Crews will still be around outside the church. My daughters already want to join crews because the YW only teach how to sew and bake cookies. LOL
  2. From a troop perspective I could not agree more. I think your statement of "independence" speaks volumes as to what the patrol method stands for. At least for me. From a national structured course perspective, you are going to get a toned down and/or modified version for sure. I liked your PLC example though. That sounds like a great course to be a part of.
  3. John, Welcome aboard. I am new as well to the forums. I was an LDS Scoutmaster for the past 6 years but now I am in the background on the committee and am doing a number of council events but the boys still refer to me as their Scoutmaster. Unfortunately I have seen three Scoutmasters come and go since I left a year ago which frustrates me to no end. I have had mixed emotions and seen a lot of different reactions in my ward/stake concerning Scouting and the latest decision. I think most of it is due simply to lack of understanding by members. I have fielded a lot of questions from n
  4. To bring it back around a bit to the original question regarding a female SPL. Much of the conversation has been regarding the difficulty that would arise in her implementing and/or executing the patrol method. We obviously have a variety of opinions here which is great so from a course execution standpoint where do you feel the challenges lie if any with a female performing in that role? Additionally, I would be interested to hear what we consider "the patrol method" as a standalone entity. I have a feeling that with the multiple generations of experience on this thread alone that we all
  5. Too soon. lol. No worries. Congrats on the cup. That early goal was taken away which stunk but there were plenty of opportunities. That goal at the end was ridiculous. Talk about the puck bouncing your way. Great game though.
  6. I hope everyone is doing well. I was searching the internet about a few topics of interest and came across this site. Looks like there is a lot of activity, knowledge and no shortage of opinions and experience which is a great thing. I have been scouting since I was a kid down in Florida. I was in the North Florida Council and attended Camp Shands as a youth. Got my Eagle at the last minute and went in the Marine Corps. During that time I got married and was somewhat active in Scouting but not much. Upon getting out I moved here to Nashville where I was Assistant Scoutmaster and/or Scou
  7. TAHAWK you make good points. With that said I guess it depends on how the course you were a part of is run. The course I went through and the courses I staffed I felt like the patrol method was emphasized heavily through a number of games presentations and activities. I believe it also depends on how we would define the "patrol method." For a WB course there are things that are pre-determined. The same is for NYLT. The participants do not pick their SPL, the patrol they are in or the games they play. Those would simply be unrealistic to do given the planning and preparation necessary
  8. Thanks for the welcome. With regard to the patrol method. It is as much if not more the adults as it is the youth's ability to facilitate. I find that in more cases than not it is the adult leader who is not allowing the patrol method to operate rather than the youth. I have been very critical in my adult staff selections to ensure that I get adults who are willing to be in the background. I would support that argument as evidenced in the wood badge course criteria. The entire course is modeled around putting adults in a unit setting to emphasize the patrol method (among other things of
  9. I can speak from experience. I know this is my first post but I was curious how people felt on this topic as I searched the internet. I am the current Scoutmaster/Course Director for my council's NYLT course for 2017 and 2018. We run two years as Scoutmaster and two years as advisor. Last year when I was over program it was obvious who the most qualified person was for SPL and that was one of my female staffers. We had a male SPL at that time and he did an absolutely amazing job. For 2017 I put her in place (as well as a number of other females as guides and such) and she knocked it out
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