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Walmart sells tobacco, alcohol and drugs yet no one complains when both the Girl Scout AND Boy Scouts sell outside the front entrance. Like our computer science teacher said, "It's all fuzzy logic". The traditional example to explain this: scoop up a handful of sand. You have a handful of sand. Take away one grain of sand, do you still have a handful of sand? Take another off. At what point does it become - "not a handful of sand"? Personal morality is all Fuzzy Logic. Everyone has a different position on the continuum. There might even be those that oppose to selling outside of Walma

Just an observation: Is the organization "falling apart" because of the change in program or was the change in program meant to shore up a failing administrative structure? I don't hear anyone addressing these issues. Yes they take sides, the admin is bad/good, but what, if anything, is being done to identify and address the issues? Whatever is not being done "at the top" leaves the heavy lifting at "the bottom" that much worse. 1) You have a boy (girl) in scouts. 2) You are expected to help out. It is "volunteer...or else!" arm-twist 3) You are required to take training. W

But isn't the issue focused on a moral issue? The comment was a poke at the word "drug". We have comments concerning: marijuana stores, tobacco stores, liquor stores, sexual content establishments, etc. indicating some sort of moral outrage at the term medical marijuana, Yet Girl Scouts sell outside the local convenience store where they are selling tobacco and liquor by some pretty fine looking clerks, and we don't bat an eye. If one is going to play the game, they need to be consistent with the rules. "Yes, but..." marijuana is illegal!!!" And as a history teacher I know that at one po

1* This is true, but if I'm not interested, why does it befall me to have to improve someone else's program? BSA offers training for those that have an interest in the program as you and your family have. Take the training and then the quality of the program will greatly improve. The minimum of 4 years of training provides the basis for entry level professional teaching. Then continuing education is required to keep the job. That's a major time commitment that is added on to the already busy teaching schedule plus outside assignment grading, etc. The way it appears on this forum, trainin

Oh, my! I just saw a Girl Scout selling cookies outside a DRUG store! They have federally controlled substances in there! Just like medical marijuana. What's the world coming to???

Maybe it's a bit like the Golden Rule. You send out a scathing email and you get scathing silence in return.

This should hold the boys and all their gear.

Oh, by the way, as I said my wife's a trained teacher and every opportunity she gets she volunteers to do nature studies at the local conservancy and state park. Where does she get the time? She doesn't, it's part of our home-schooling for our children. What can I say, teaching is not her interest, it's her passion.

We have all been given 24 hours each day. How we divide that up is up to the individual. My interests and priorities are not the same as anyone else's. If they have an interest and wish to volunteer for Boy Scouts, that's great. If they have an interest and wish to volunteer for some other organization, that's great, too. Everyone out there needs volunteers. But then again, not everyone is interested in the same things. I would prefer all those who volunteer for something have an interest in it. Being coerced doesn't make anyone a good volunteer candidate. I once had a pastor that

Or you can just skip the coffee/wine bar and go home to be with the other kids that need your attention as well.

My son is well qualified to do that. We've talked about the Flag Code, the flag flies outside our home all the time, and he knows the Pledge and a bit about what it means. He's been to Springfield, ILL and visited Lincoln's tomb, been to Mt. Vernon, camped in national parks (Roosevelt), been to Boston, MA, Washington DC, etc. and sharing what he know? Just ask him. The local library has done historical tours of the local area and we've visited just about everything there is possible within an hour's drive. So.... where do I fit in here? It's his program, let him do it. Never

"All I asked was everybody to do something...to put some skin in the game." And as a youth participant he does. I did not sign up to be part of the program, but my son's interest does endorse him as having "skin in the game." I can also assure you that on a teacher's salary, we don't have an expensive car. And in the interest of our son, we do answer all questions pertaining to his scout activity. We don't need to do things for "the den". As part of his home-schooling, he has a ready audience for any presentations he may make on the various nature and historical opportunities he ha

I'll take this as a sincere question. Aside from a full time job and full time stay-at-home mothering, we are very busy with our children. With three, they all have their own interests that need to be encouraged and supported as parents. Our son happens to be interested in Cub Scouts because we are an active outdoor type of family. Homeschooling i the areas of science and history take my summer vacation time to the limit where we do camping, fishing, nature hikes, plant identification, swimming conservation, etc. in the setting other than a traditional classroom. Museums, historical place

I guess honesty doesn't count for much here. End discussion on my part.

And one wonders why non-involved parents and parents in general aren't really backing the BSA? My son attends his Cub activities because he wants to be there, not because we need a babysitter. I am a professional teacher, my wife is a stay-at-home professionally trained teacher that doesn't teach, so we don't need babysitting services. With 3 home schooled children we have our plates full the way it is. I resent anyone that derides our family's choice to enroll their child in the program just for babysitting services. I am sure there are others out there that fall into such circumstances

It is illegal to harm other people you don't happen to get along with, but with just a few words of gossip to a naive ear it can utterly destroy marriages, families and a person's ability to earn a living. With society every day buying into the "right" of not being offended, this weapon of words is an extremely lethal weapon No one out there is safe because you'll never see it coming.

And this is the trend you will see in the future. That is why the girls will take over leadership with their focused attention to detail and the boys will let them because it's easier to follow and enjoy the fun of no responsibility. This will extend well into the high school years. Unless it is segregated, such as sport activities, the girls seem to do better at running the other school clubs and activities. I'm sure with the recent media focus, this will occur in Boy Scouts as well. In 4-H the gals excel in the domestic areas, but hold their own just as well raising a championship pig.

It would seem that our culture's past time is more interested in tearing things down rather than building it up. It takes a lot less energy.

It's always more effective to deal with such issues in the court of public opinion. It destroys reputations without ever getting to court even if the statutes of limitation have long expired. We are supposed to be a country run by laws, but Salem Witch Hunts still exist along with kangaroo courts to appease the masses. If that bothers you, just see how the process works. The damage is done whether the courts find no evidence whatsoever. This is how we do business today. It's great fodder for the social media and the press have a hay day with it. Trial by fire and trial by combat, now we

One of the gentlemen in the pack has a silver BSA bugle in mint condition. He changed the mouthpiece as mentioned above.

There's a lot of societal reasons why the Baby Boomer generation frequently comment as having grown up in the Golden Age of America. My father said it many times. The waning years of the 20th Century were not often viewed as "great". The 21st Century has not really "taken off" in many areas other than maybe technology.

In many of these headline cases we have plenty of accusations and yet very little evidence. A female's word against a male's. Sorry, buddy, but female trumps your defense. The accusation is often plenty enough to destroy a person's reputation, so no evidence is necessary.

These spreadsheets seem to be an overwhelming, complicated, overkill. How much did we take in? Total of fundraisers and other sources of revenue. How much did we spend? Total of vendor expenses, reimbursements, and activity costs. A detailed accounting of those issues should suffice. Income Tab - Left row title Fundraisers, columns of each project to enter in the amount Left row title Other Income, columns of income sources Total at the bottom: total income Expense Tab- Left row activities, column of amounts such as travel expense, food expense,

And what percentage of men AND WOMEN are falsely accused that are deemed guilty until proven innocent. As a history teacher, I recall somewhere that our Founding Fathers rejected the British notion that one is guilty until proven innocent, and if but one is truly innocent, the punishment is the loss of a life in a variety of different areas, their reputation, their ability to earn a living and a scarlet letter embossed on their life, kind of like a long and painful capital punishment. I have no problem with genuine accusations and proof of guilt and subsequent punishment, equal to the crime.

Isn't this the conclusion certain groups in our society wish? All females as dominant? It may be an easy solution to the perceived problem, but is it just? Not much equality to swing the pendulum all the way over to the other end of the arc.