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Not at all, they're the product of adults who believe the same thing beginnign in the 1960s and culminating in the 1980s. I'm assuming that the professor skeptic quoted works in a small and/or private school where multi-culturalism hasn't subverted the curriculum, or he's a basically-lone voice on his campus with job security or no regard to job security

Multiculturalism/post-modernism has redefined truth as personal and also demands that no one is right and no one is wrong, while making a challenge to a person's ideas a huge affront to the individual which must always be rooted in prejudice, hate, fear, or privilege. As an older student on campus, challenging Millennials' eggshell egos was a favorite pass-time. They have no concept of learning or of knowledge because they've been told by their self-esteem-craven teachers and relativist society that truth is intuitive and internal, so there is no seeking knowledge because whatever they think

I give Bobby's mom supremacy in what's best for Bobby. If she wants to tag her son on FB, she's the parent. Just like if Bobby's mom calls and asks me to give Bobby a ride, I explain that it's a gray area, but she's Bobby's mom. As far as tagging in general, if a Scout is on FB, his full name and photo are already on FB, tagging him doesn't change that or broaden it. BSA's brand guide (p 28) does state don't "give out" scouts' identifying information, but in tagging a photo one is not giving out anything that the Scout/family has not already given out. If he's not on FB, then I don't ta

I also recommend that you buy a copy of this book, Troop Activities, or the other version, Patrol and Troop Activities (I think they're basically the same except the dimensions of the book) keeping in mind that some of the activities are no longer approved. Also get your hands on the Boys' Life "Patrol Activities" and "Patrol Ideas" reprints. (http://www.scoutstuff4sale.com/boys-life-reprints-1/?sort=bestselling&page=2) You can sometimes get reprints for free by sending a self-address stamped envelope (business size) to Boy Scout Division, Boy Scouts of America; 1325 West Walnut Hil

You should call Troopmaster.

It's not possible to abide by BSA social media guidelines and have a closed group. I have never had that issue, it's mostly me posting photos and links to news articles and getting 9-25 views from a group of 100. If I do run into it, I'll simply remove it and remind the person tat I appreciate they wanted to share something funny or that they feel is important, but that the group is for Scouting things and that Scouting is apolitical. Facebook just isn't a good platform, anyway, it's a bit of a ghost town, and young people don't use it. If you do use FB, remind people to check "get

@@perdidochas he already answered that question

As owner of a couple pages, I can also add that the utility is limited by your friends; that is, say you get a notification of a new like, but it's not someone you're personally friends with. There’s no good way to find out who it is. Your page says you have 100 followers, you pull up the list and you can only see 73. Next week you try to pull up the list, but Facebook has changed how to get to the list, so now you spend 30 minutes trying to figure out the new way. Also, adults need to keep in mind that Facebook is dead for the 13-25 set, they don't use it precisely because it's not a p

The opposite is true: BSA policy requires that unit social media be public. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Marketing/Resources/SocialMedia.aspx "To help ensure that all communication on social media channels remains positive and safe, these channels must be public, and all communication on or through them must be public. This enables administrators to monitor all communication and help ensure there is no inappropriate communication between adult leaders and Scouts or between Scouts themselves. Therefore, no private channels (e.g., private Facebook groups or invite-only YouTube channe

There isn't even a map of councils or even a good list of councils that I can find. No list of camps, either, at least not until Scouting Magazine keeps adding any camp in the country to its fluff list of best camps in the country. And you get a trophy, and you get a trophy, and you get a trophy

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You're being intellectually dishonest. What does "harm" mean, it doesn't mean anything. It means a certain type of user is free to spout off about "conservative Christians" (of which I'm not one) and their bigotry—painting, as NJ put it, an entire group of people (and the largest sponsors of the organization) with one stroke—or to pooh-pooh groping, or to accuse their opponents of being gay, while the other is villified for their equally contentious views. The idea of "harm" as the test for whether the moderators are to shut people up is designed not to create a guideline for debate, bu

As long as he only says certain things or doesn't say certain things. And that's not a "welcome." He's been made crystal clear he's welcome to shut up or get out regardless of how friendly you want to try and paste it up in 500 words or more, or wrap it in illiberal, authoritarian Left "safe space" language.

Which ones of us are allowed to come?

Yes, @, and how many summer camps do you know where one counselor is teaching more than X badges in a time configuration that would also allow for one boy to earn so many from him? What's the limit from one counselor—3? now if Johnny goes to camp 2 or more years, he can't learn from the expert nature greyhair that teaches several nature MBs because his SM has made an ideological decision without practical thought. Quotation isn't necessarily insight, this passage doesn't apply to what MattR is suggesting. I am just as annoyed by crummy summer camp MB programs as anyone else, but I als

They are not approved for any program level. Manual is online at http://www.scouting.org/filestore/Outdoor%20Program/pdf/30931_WB.pdf Chapter 12: Other Shooting Sports for All Program Levels Ammunition (slingshots) For water balloons, use small, biodegradable balloons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball. When using a catapult or other shooting device, use a soft object no larger than the opening of a small juice can. The use of pumpkins is not approved. Ammunition (catapults) For water balloons, use biodegradable small balloons filled no larger than a ping pong ball. When u

I ran across this little website a few years ago, and it has a good outline for a pioneering competition weekend. The site is DanKohn.info, the direct link to the pioneering weekend is http://dankohn.info/~scouts/resources/pioneer_weekend.pdf Be aware that the Shooting Sports Manual outlawed firing pumpkins (or anything larger than "a juice cup cap") out of catapults and trebuchets this year.

As skeptic covered, it's not possible for you to implement a process like this without breaking the rules yourself ("who guards the guardian?") Until the last updates to the Guide to Advancement, the counselor's signature was the end of the line. Now, you have the "limited recourse" option for obvious cases where it's not possible that the badge was actually earned. The recourse is not for "poorly done" MBs and it doesn't allow you to create a two-tiered system. MBs are separate from the troop program precisely because they are an individual pursuit. Turning a boy into a Scout is the troo

Likewise, though I doubt we'd recognize half of each other.

"We didn't do our due diligence before running this story."

Mike Walton (the "Black Eagle", curator of the uniform site) is in the middle of several updates to the official uniform and insignia guide if you want to put a bug in his ear. His contact info is on his site (just Google him).

The new SM is the helicopter mothership, so I don't do anything program-related anymore, and simply focus on boys as I can. I go to the committee meetings so I can tell the boys why their program decisions were overridden and by which adults; focus on pioneering, knots, first aid, and cooking; counsel Scouting Heritage; get hold of PLs' and influential boys' ears to talk to them about how they can guide their own program via patrol activities; encourage peer recruiting; and just spend time being enough of a bloke to get the unadulterated version of their lives so that I can be well-positioned

@@packsaddle See T2E's elaboration, but, essentially, yes. However, the only time I ever filed a claim, the "mound" of paperwork consisted of just 1 sheet of paper.

EDITED/DELETED by SCOUTER-Terry.

When this adult breaks his ankle on next September's hike and you guys send in the claim to BSA insurance and they send back the rejection letter citing their specific directive that he not be involved with Scouting, are you ready to foot the bill for the defense lawyer, bills, and deal with the backlash from National?