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berliner

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  1. Sadly the US education has not only had a bad repuation for the past 3 decades or so ... it really is that bad (outside Ivy League/Private Schools) When I went to school in California as a foreigner I got the highest scores on spelling bees o_O and english was only my 3rd language .... I took all the CTBS and PSAT/SAT stuff. The entire system of learning is so different in the US. A 12 grade US High School Diploma is comparable to 10th grade in germany (Abitur is 13 years). German exchange students who spend a year in the US usually repeat a year unless they are straigh 1/A. And
  2. When I was an 80s cub we got Kool Aid and cookies and Den meetings and Pack meetings, Blue & Gold Banquet was full on buffett dinner in the army mess hall. In the Troop it was up to us to get something to drink if we spent most meeting outside running around playing capture the flag or something. As a scouter I tried to restart this cookies n drink thing but it never took off again. I really liked it though. Although being an adult now I do agree fruit would of course be better. In NZ the kids just got water. When taking cubs on a an outing Ive had a backpack full of capri suns with me :-D
  3. I differeniate a lot between the 2. Acutally there is a lot more to it. If scouting was so socialist then the BSA wouldnt be doing it ;-)
  4. " individual effort for the collective good " no kidding, I like that line. Sounds like SCOUTING to me. Community Servie Hours, mmmmh? But seeing the threads here I see how some dont understand the difference between for example being social and socialism.
  5. I disagree. Socialism is something completely different and seems to be a political play from a different debate and maybe we should start a different thread on it. "A Joey cares a Joey shares" Joeys = Australian Tigercubs If some Troops make more than 17 times as much as another (1700%), whats wrong with being a bit christian and giving 10% or so? If some Troops in Beverly Hills or Fischer Island have it so easy, why cant they share with those who have less? Scouts do "Scouting for Food" to help others less Fortunate, but shouldnt help start at home?
  6. Spent some time thinking about this thread and all ... and totally forgot the most basic thing: always carry a spoon (any Infantry Grunt will tell ya that one) and never forget your towel ;-)
  7. Just read this: AFN Back On The Air! The American Forces Network (AFN) is working to restore full television service to the overseas audience within the next 24 hours. As a result of civilian workers being allowed to return to work at the AFN Broadcast Center in California, plans are underway to launch AFN|sports, AFN|family, AFN|xtra and AFN|movie today (Monday, October 07). The programs required for AFN|sports are mostly live and, as a result, are immediately available; the inventory for AFN|movie and AFN|family exists on servers at the AFN BC and is also easily obtai
  8. Have you heard of Grolar? I want a Grolar Patrol patch 8-) (For those that didnt know it: Grolar is a new species that was found in the past years evolving from Grizzlys and Polar Bears)
  9. It was more than the cute factor: he asked more people by asking all of his classmates. I say smart kid. V-C at the time was 5 boys and 1 girl, but they only asked their neighbours. But I agree with you otherwise. You seem to have smart older boys 8-)
  10. When I was ASM our boys didnt do "scouting for food" in the sense of collecting; the community service was done at a church packing and handing out food parcels (Church does this every week so some boys raked up a good amount of community service hours). Introduced SfF to my Scoutgroup in NZ - and to my biggest surprise my smallest cub, a wee lil tiny 6 year old, was the smartest and collected from his neighbours AND his school and brought in more food than the entire venture crew ^o^
  11. All what NeverAnEagle said in short: Leave no trace. If there is no evidence ... ;-)
  12. Somewhere between the aztecs and the eskimoes in indian country :-)
  13. Except that the european debt crisis has nothing to do with a socialist economy but problems with a free and uncontrolled banking market ... If the US can afford all these wars it should be easy as to fund healthcare. I really dont understand why the US doesnt have it yet. Being social is not necessarily socialist.
  14. Sad how this makes the US Goverment look outside the states, on the news in other countries. Super Power Shutdown - maybe not the best thing. All because of a handfull of extremist nutbags it seems. But the german news picked up on the fact that one of the screwballs responsible was also one to open a memorial in front of cameras - schizo much?
  15. I havent been to the Girl Scout Chalet ;-) Did the tour of the south: Scouters Conference in Garmisch, Merit Badge University in Vilseck, NDCS in Heidelberg, IOLS in Stuttgart (Greenie Beanies LOL - but I love em dearly I got MREs for my Troop from SF), on the way back from Camp Alpine spent a night at the new Camp Freedom, but inside the Barraks 8-) I do love hearing Taps and all. Africa sounds like year round summer camp 8-)
  16. I never read that book, so I cant really tell. But I was talking about adults :-P Go do another round of YPT KDD ;-)
  17. yup, salary AND healthcare ;-) ...
  18. Safety, First Aid & Fun should be first and the Fluer de Lis is the main symbol *nods* But everything scouting is knotted together somehow ^o^ Knowing how to tie the friendship knot is pretty cool. Maybe we should introduce a Bondage Merit Madge for adults?
  19. You know as Germany is paying for the entire European Union I was half expecting a statement today that Germany would also pay for the US ... ^o^
  20. Nike - what town you from? Where you in TAC in 2009/2010? *waves* In Kandersteg the World Organisation of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts have their very own lil Chalet (house) just a valley over next to KISC. As Switzerland is located in the center it is the best place to explore europe from 8-)
  21. When signing up we had the parents sign a release form for all scout related activites. We did have some "specials" that didnt have their pics releaseed/name taged. If they are on the group picture, they go on the groups CLOSED FB account. The closed account is only accesibale to scouts/parents/leaders and NOT public. We try to find some pics to make public without faces, which cuts the smiles out of the picture :-(
  22. Took it in 2010 and some copies where from 2008 so in 2013 some might be outdated yes.
  23. Before "leadership skills," the purpose of Wood Badge was to train Scoutmasters to how teach the best Patrol Leaders how to physically lead their Patrols into the backwoods. Scouts learned their skills from a "Patrol" Leader, not a "Troop" Guide! Here is a Wood Badge participant's official "Wood Badge Training Notebook" from William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt's Wood Badge: http://inquiry.net/traditional/wood_badge/index.htm great link, thanks a lot :-)
  24. This story is so sad but it is true: we spent time talking about the rule that no scouts are to be carried on the outside of vehicles, as in not hanging on the (out)side the SUV/Jeep and standing on the side step/floorboards, sitting in the open pick up cargo space without seatbelts and my favourite which is outlawed by BSA but I have seen this done in another country towing scouts in tailers. This is not Woodbadge material. Campfire story maybe. Seems BSA got sued so often for scouts not following safety rules let alone common sense and falling off or out of vehicles while d
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