BeaverIII

It wasn't "better". It was different. Did it have value?Absolutely. I use some if not all of the 11 leadership skills every day. Is 21st Century Wood Badge "better"? Maybe, maybe not, but it is different. Does it have value? Absolutely. I use some if not all of the skills from 21C WB every day. Is it still Wood Badge? Yes it is. BeaverIII

I attended a Legacy Wood Badge course in 1995. Although I had been offered opportunities to serve on staff it seemed I always had to withdraw for some reason or another. In spring of 2003 I was a Troop Guide on the first 21st Century Wood Badge for our council. None of the staff had attended the course, several served on multiple staffs and one was a former course director. With that said I feel the course was a resounding success. Yes there was some talk of the old Wood Badge; however as one of the participants stated so very eloquently at our opening luncheon. We dont care about the old cour

I agree with Forever Young by Rod Stewart. The Cubmaster in my son's pack used it a lot and when I hear it it takes me back to long ago days. BeaverIII

The old Scoutmastership Fundamentals. As a newly minted troop committee member in 1995 it let me see how the Boy Scout program works and I met some top notch Scouters (staff and participants)who I am still close to today. BeaverIII

Sue, Its very hard for me to compare as I served as TG in 2003, SPL in 2004, Culinary Corps (cook staff) in 2006 and SA-TGs in 2008. Thats a lot of time from one to the other. I made a conscious decision to NOT micro-manage. Best decision I ever made. There were some bumps along the way in staff development. We also use a briefing book and some of the TGs were depending on that for their presentations. Once I convinced them the message they needed to provide was in the syllabus and the books were only an aid, the light went off and each one performed wonderfully. As you know TG

Sue, Having just finished a course as SA-TGs the best advice I can give is: Develop Develop Develop Coach Coach Coach Trust Trust Trust Listen Listen Listen Good luck, W Hymel SA-TGs SR-912