Deaf Scouter

Thank you everyone for the resources, links and info you have provided. After all is said and done, think instead of making it to list all the USA councils I will do a booklet that does the councils in say a 500 mile radius. Was thinking Northeast region but we have some that attend brotherhood camporees in Cananda thus crossing over into the Central region.

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So the purpose of your posting is what??

Qwasze.. found that and decided that my booklet will only list the councils in NE region since I need to limit things to 2 sheets of pages.. Latin Scot... This is news to me. Going to need to google this tidbit for myself and see if I can find it. Eagle 94... Haven't found this not seen a publication of the DVD you mention either. Guess my search is a bit limiting.

WOW.. Another does signs? Does this mean ASL signs?

Thanks for the link as I wasn't aware they had a new website.

Honestly I never thought they would be strong to overcome BSA. Too much of their materials were copied from BSA so there is the copyright infringement. The other is if it really bothered people about the vote, all they had to do was switch troops to one that fit their beliefs. Even in Scouting we have differences in troops so their is bound to be one that fits. Last is the volunteer. The person who started up would quickly find that they are doing so much work. We already know this in BSA that many wear many hats so why would it be any different in TL?

Had a Scouter friend who is a Scoutmaster complain that his scouts do the same script over and over that Court of Honors were becoming boring for parents? Do you find this the case in your troop? If so, how do combat the doldroms and get the scouts to be a bit creative in developing new scripts each time?

Honest with ya Stosh, I thought about this too and added the word 'beginner' for this very reason. The patch would have to be the main CSP for that Council. More and more as I think about it it is best served for the Jamboree crew so scouts goal is not really about the patch per se but meeting scouts from all over. Some of the brotherhood camporee would see the worth of this patch booklet. Who knows maybe two troops would decide to camp together at a mid point and spend a weekend trading while learning about the other for life long friendships. (Maybe I should add this last sentence as p

http://scouter.com/index.php/topic/28757-prepping-for-eagle-scout-award-merit-badge-completion/ In posting the topic above, I've come to the realization that I miss much more than I thought due to my hearing loss. So what I'm seeking is written examples to read through of situations where adults steer scouts towards skills developmental for the scout themselves and toward being boy-led. Do you have good examples to share in educating those of us that are weak as adults in doing boy-led troops and events? Another option is sharing what was not boy-led and how you wished an adult though

Barry, Thanks for the long winded write up as it more helpful with me being deaf to see things I don't hear! You've given me much food for thought. I'm thinking about rewriting my training material and adding a couple new mini-session topics to me event that would be helpful to parents and leaders. THANK YOU!

My moment was unexpected. I chair an annual district merit badge day event. During an EBOR, I was reading the scout's letter and he mentioned he wanted to become a dentist after taking the merit badge. When I looked at merit badges he had taken, couldn't help but notice when he had taken Dentistry. (I always bring up something about them to avoid conflicts of questions/topics with the other BOR members being deaf.) Was a nice feeling to see the impact that after I got home I emailed the counselor to include them in the moment. I know many knock day merit badge events but one of the thi

What about a simple budget sheet for campouts that shows money collected (income) to money spent for food (expenses). Have a space for expenses to ask for the Troop Committee for like the rental fee of the campground they are going to. Have the scout present it to the Troop Committee asking for funds. Scouts don't need the entire Troop Committee budget but they can learn that activities they plan has to go to the Troop Committee for some funds. Most above have covered what ours youth and adults pay for above but if you still want a detailed list, I can do.

That is a good example to share with leaders and parents of the importance of the Scouts doing for themselves, hence why we have boy-led. Anyone have any other examples please? The other is accountability. Yeah we have Eagle Advisors/ Eagle Coaches but do they truly understand their role also incorporates scouts accountability in attainment of steps along the way? Even accountability of deadlines the scout set for himself? Thoughts please?

After reading all these, seems like the better solution is training and teaching adults to convert to boy-led. Show adults why scouts are missing skills needed for the Eagle project because the adults did too much for their scouts that the scout lacked skills needed for the Eagle project. I love that training thought. I did the Advancement and Program Planning units of the Scoutmaster training and can see the benefits of incorporating that in there.

To be honest, I didn't know any differently until I started doing my annual event. I got some of the pieces during my one year stint at stand in SM but I didn't fully put it together until later. Being on the District and Council level, I get to see and watch how different Troops operate that it has clued me in. Your posting brings this up that this is a good topic to even have at RT.

Glad wickjr that you aware. The timing of your topic connected to what I dealt with two nights ago from a fellow Scouter so I had make a mention here.

Yeah.. there is an app now for finding Scout camps that came out in 2014: http://boyslife.org/about-scouts/scouting-around/134547/camp-scout-find-a-boy-scout-camp-near-you/ This link can sum up how many is out there along with info on working summer camps as staff. http://www.scouting.org/Careers/EmploymentOpportunities/ScoutCamp.aspx

Be careful, as word choice and actions can have unintentional result that affects the emotions. This should be about transition from youth to adult and not sendoff. Sendoff gives the unintentional message of 'thanks for your service, now off you go'. He can still be part of the Troop as an adult and the choice is really his, not yours even if it well intended. There are other possibilities of growth within scouting like district and council for this young man. Roast has a negative connotation no matter how you avoid it. Why not a 'reminiscing' to share past stories or the young man's jou

Has anyone seen a simple booklet of Council Shoulder Patches for the beginner patch collector? Would like to design one for our event this fall. Since I'm not a collector, is there any websites scouts should check out that you provide links for and tips I should include on patch trading?

DuctTape -- Seems both of our answers are correct and it is because we are looking at things from two different perspectives. Neither of us are wrong in our vision viewpoint/perspectives. In Trainer's EDGE, they point out that using more communication angles helps understanding. That is what I'm aiming for using more communication tools to teach a point. Stosh -- Yes we are supposed to be Boy-Led but unfortunately there are still a great number that are not. It is true these non boy led troops do a great disservice to their youth leaders/ scouts. T2Eagle -- Great idea with the school

In reading everyone responses, I see my differences. I prefer a visual tool for the eyes over the ears' listening tool. I think seeing is believing. The other problem I see being on the Advancement Team is from EBOR and asking scouts how they tracked completion. Many are not even getting the help that they need on this merit badge completion planning schedule other than a list of merit badges they need to complete. The focus is greatly on the Eagle project that merit badges needed seem to fall a bit to the side for the poor prepare scout or for those that have a weak skill in the or wea

Hi Qwazse! Yeah, deaf-initely a long time! The problem I see is this step isn't even being done with Scouts so they are not seeing the deadlines and last minute affects beforehand. I think it is important to talk about last minutes effects earlier because so many issues crop up at last minute that I don't think the real value of not meeting the last minute is coming across correctly.. it is the scouts fault. Read some posts and its the leadership, council and etc. Gets event worse when parents join in at the last minute when you wonder where they were. The point is to talk about it a

Having to relearn things as a Scoutmaster. Even though before I was an extremely active Troop parent, I honestly had not concept of boy scouts purpose. When I stepped in to help in another Troop that needed a SM ASAP, I had to really spend loads of time relearning things. Now that I look back I see that my son's troop was never boy-led, yet I was trying to follow my new learning to make the troop I was SM boy-led while the parents hadn't a clue. It isn't just SM and ASM that need training but parents so all are on the same page or it is a fighting battle.

One of the biggest things I see with Scouts is more and more are doing last minute completion of merit badges that is such stresses so many who are involved and helping a scout. One of the things that I see missing from Eagle packets is a calendar for accountability for the scout in meeting deadlines. This is especially true on merit badges. Does any one use one or have a design of calendar deadline if completing merit badges they can share please?