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Samuel Langhorne Clemens was never a boy scout but no one has ever written more poignantly about boyhood. His contrarian, cross grained and curmudgeonly persona could not completely conceal his humanitarianism. Here are some of his thoughts applied to the scout law: Trustworthy "I am different from [George] Washington; I have a higher, grander standard…
As we have for the past several years our Troop participated in the local Memorial Day parade. As I was walking along the parade route a couple of ideas came to mind that help define our place as Scoutmasters. Three adults walked behind the Scouts this year.
Volunteer Boundaries, Brick Mason, Extraordinary People Scoutmaster Podcast 19 Feel free to send your questions and comments (you can rate the podcast on iTunes). Use the email link above left or the comments feature of the blog. Subscribe on iTunes Music in Podcast 19 First Call - U.S.
Ten Best Scouting Moments, Brick Mason, Patrols Download Scoutmaster Podcast 18 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners. Fell free to send your questions and comments (you can rate the podcast on iTunes).
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, swelling in the present moment and feeling truly alive." - Thich Nhat Hanh I spent a pleasant hour or so last night talking with Scoutmaster Jerry Schleining author of the Scoutmaster Minute blog and podcast.
Pettifogger: n , a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections. pettifogging, pettifoggery
Retaining Older Scouts, Brick Mason, Adult Patrols? Scoutmaster Podcast 17 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners. Fell free to send your questions and comments (you can rate the podcast on iTunes).
It is heartening to see that the BSA is increasing the number of publications offered in digital form. I am particularly appreciative of having the Guide To Safe Scouting , Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures , Insignia Guide , Advancement and Awards , and many other resources that I can easily search and reference.
Motivating the PLC, A discussion with Tunisian Scouter Mohamed Fawzi Jemma Scoutmaster Podcast 16 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
A good song to have going through your head during a hike.
Eagle Scout and author Paul Theroux writes about his experiences as a Scout in this New York Times Editorial : ... I can still recite the Scout Oath ("On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty..."), and the 12 points of the Scout Law ("A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful ..."); but I equivocate…
Kindness and Compassion, A camping story, Eagle Scout Drama 4 Scoutmaster Podcast Number 15 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
Voluntold / vol-en-told/ adverb; Taking on a responsibility normally assumed voluntarily under some from of compulsion (typically a withering look from one's comrades). "Edward was voluntold to be the patrol cook."
Somewhere I have a binder full of old troop newsletters that were our principal way of communicating for twenty years. Eventually, like most Troops, Packs and Crews, we set up a website and it became our principal means of communication.
Train,Trust, Let; Interview with author Richard Bennett; Eagle Scout Drama 3 Scoutmaster Podcast 14 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
Bill Macfarlane is blogging about an unusual quest; Years ago, when I was a Boy Scout, I would wait impatiently for the next issue of Boy's Life just so I could see the Whittlin' Jim "Slide of the Month" feature.
The Scouts of Troop 826 in 1967... ... and at their 2006 reunion. I recently spent some time interviewing author Richard Bennett about his book 'Everything I Need to Know I learned in Boy Scouts'. Our interview will be part of Scoutmaster podcast 14, I hope you can take the time to listen in.
What Would You Do?' AKA 'Front Line Stuff' question for the next issue of Scouting Magazine ; During free time on a recent troop camp-out, a Scout from the Fox patrol thought it would be fun to steal the Rattlesnake patrol's flag.
Mistakes, Hunter Stew, Eagle Scout Drama 2, Tour guides or leaders? Scoutmaster Podcast 13 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
A reader asks: "Our troop seems to think we should hold off the scouts until they are older (ie end of Junior Year) to do their Eagle Projects and try to control the pace of advancement in the troop because they want the scouts to be more "mature" and stick around to lead the younger…
From the New Yorker Magazine...
Decision making in a Scout Troop is in the hands of the youth leadership; admittedly not the ‘rightest’, ‘smartest’, or ‘most qualified’ decision makers at times. Every decision in the world is made by the person who has the power to make that decision—not the “right” person, or the “smartest” person, or the “most qualified”…
Every decision in the world is made by the person who has the power to make that decision-not the "right" person, or the "smartest" person, or the "most qualified" person, and in most cases not you . If you influence this decision maker, you will make a positive difference.
Interview with Lt. Col. Otha Thornton Podcast Number 12 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners. Fell free to send your questions and comments (you can rate the podcast on iTunes).
Have a look at the evolution of the multi-tool at the Multi-Tool Museum
Magical Mystery Tour, One Night at Camp, Avoiding Eagle Scout Drama 1 Scoutmaster Podcast Number 11 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
The Rudyard Kipling poem “if” is a source of inspiration for Scouts. If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired…
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being…
Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. has more than thirty years of teaching experience from the primary through the doctoral level. He has authored many books related to learning and human development. His writing on the natural genius of children is an excellent endorsement of Scouting; Essentially, the real meaning of genius is to "give birth to the…
In the most recent column at 'Ask Andy': Hi Andy, I'm in the middle of an "issue" with one of the units in our district... It revolves around the first requirement for Eagle Palms as set forth by the BSA, and I can't find any BSA policy or definition of "active."
Stewart Perry writes about the application of things learned in Scouting: "It is an experience unlike any other: sleeping in pine straw den under a lean-to of tree branches, and catching and eating your own dinner. It's a taste of self-reliance for these young boys that teaches confidence and vital survival skills.
Patrol system, Clean camp, Choosing a Troop, "Difficult" Scouts Scoutmaster Podcast 10 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
My new senior patrol leader and I were talking at a bridge crossing ceremony. He is about two or three meetings into his term a the leader of his troop of 45 Scouts. Like all of his predecessors he's been caught in the headlights of the unexpected.
Being prepared is not only knowing what to do or having the right gear. Skill and gear absent awareness of surroundings it is of little use. Awareness is a contextual understanding of the relationships between environment, action and resources. Awareness is taking it all in, seeing the whole picture before acting.
Second chances, Wobegon Scouts, Three important resources, A Scout is Brave Scoutmaster Podcast Number 9 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
The Center for Creative Leadership identifies seven critical leadership skills: Leading by motivating directing, delegating, managing Strategic planning. Managing change. Inspiring commitment. Resourcefulness. Persevering under adverse conditions. Being a quick learner. I am particularly drawn to the adaptive skills listed; managing change, resourcefulness, persevering under adverse conditions, and being a quick learner.
Leadership is the keynote to success-- but leadership is difficult to define, and leaders are difficult to find. I have frequently stated that "any ass can be a commander, and a trained man may often make an instructor; but a leader is more like the poet-- born, not manufactured."
Ten Ways Adults Frustrate Youth Leadership, 4th of July Bonfire, 3rd and final installment of Adult to Youth Leadership Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
One of the more interesting and colorful Scout activities I have ever heard of has just concluded. South African Scouts gather for an annual Kontiki competition; a weekend where Troops build a raft and live aboard it while participating in a series of events and challenges.
Canadian canoeist and writer Kevin Callan shows how to rig a tarp - The quality of your tarp and the skill of erecting one is more crucial on a trip then a tent. Why? It's all about group dynamics. During foul weather the worst thing for a group of paddlers to do is to cram tight…
Walter Underwood has posted a great review of the Mountain Laurel Design's two pound Speedmid shelter: It is plenty roomy inside. I'm 6' 3" and my tent buddy is nearly as tall, and we both had room, with our gear inside.
Troop Manuals, Contracts and the like, Retreat with George, Moving from Adult to Youth Leadership 2, A Scout is Helpful Soutmaster Podcast Number 7 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
We Have all heard of the earthquake that shook Chile last weekend. The Scouts and Guides Association of Chile are making significant contributions of time to aid the relief of their country. If access to the world through the internet is more than an entertainment or source of information it is also real link with…
Permit me a moment of self aggrandizement - two mentions in the March-April 2010 Scouting Magazine My answer made the current What Would You Do Won first place in the photo contest; see the online edition page 31.
What is a Scoutmaster?, Moccasin Telegraph, Moving from Adult to Youth Leadership, A Scout is Cheerful Scoutmaster Podcast 6 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
From an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal; Boy, the Scout Handbook Keeps Changing by Tony Woodleif ' A succinct and thoughtful evaluation of what Scouting means to a Scout and his family I suppose a handbook won't determine whether my sons have an enriching Scout experience.
Read this at Seth Godin's blog Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat. Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school board meeting.
My last post on reorganizing patrols has drawn lots of useful comment - In case you don't drill down into the comments I wanted to feature three excellent references that Rob posted: The Patrol System at WOSM "The formation of the boys into permanent Patrols of from six to eight and treating them as separate units…
I've recently taken over as SM and our troop needs to reorganize it's patrols. We have 38 scouts in 3 patrols. One has 11 or 12 scouts, all young and most of them go camping; the second has about 6 active scouts, 2 camp regularly.
Featuring; Webelos Den Leader to Scoutmaster, Hiking story, 5th in the series Instructional Methods for Scouts, Scoutmaster Minute; Founder's Day. Scoutmaster Podcast 5 Thanks for all the emails and comments! Most of you know that us blogging podcasters or podcasting bloggers (your choice) thrive on conversation with our readers and/or listeners.
