marcpaige

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I understand the policy breach and will no longer retest in that setting. I will, however, find a way to maintain quality checks throughout the rest of the program. As I wrote before, the scouts do teach each other scoutcraft and have many opportunities to practice or demonstrate their skills either at troop meetings or on monthly campouts. Some specific responses follow: to scoutldr: the scouts in my troop truly have fun. the knot board is an excellent example. the boys will vie for position in line to have a turn at being timed for the ki

I'm not saying there is no responsiblity on the scout's part. I see that I have not provided enough context for the Cochran story. It really isn't relevent to the topic. The scout's responsiblity in Cochran's book and in my troop is clear: learn the material to the satisfaction of your teacher. Unfortunately, a scout, anyone for that matter, will follow the easier path when given a choice. There are those individuals who will buck the trend, but they are few and far between. You have, to an extent, supported my views though with your medical example. Who is responsible for ensure that a c

First a little context: I am SM of a small troop. I am an eagle scout. I am trained for my position and have my beads (go bears!) I attend roundtable and actively participate in the program. I stay informed on the latest requirment changes in both rank and merit badges for which I am counselor. I ask that any scout in my troop who has been signed off for a requirement should be able to either teach that requirement to another scout or demonstrate or describe the skill with or without reference. The current SPL assigns patrols to demonstrate scoutcraft during the troop meeting at the PLC.