The Scoutmaster Minute

When we teach the Scouts about task organization and what right looks like, it is important to teach initiative.What I have seen and learned over the last few years is that most of our Scouts, or young men in general lack initiative.  You can give them a list of things to do or ask that [...]

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The Scoutmaster Minute Podcast Show 54A listen in on Scoutmaster Jerry and his Assistant Scoutmasters as well as a few of the new Dads talking about what their expectations are in Scouting and of course.. no good camp discussion would be complete without a few great camp stories… Enjoy! Listen Here – SMM54 Have a [...]

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Ok, it’s Youth protection month and everyone should be checking their training cards to make sure they are current in their training.  The online version is actually pretty good and while it is a bit long, it sure is better than dedicating a Saturday Morning listening to a less than dynamic trainer ramble on about [...]

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Sunday I had a discussion with a Scout in my Jamboree Troop, he was conflicted because of his commitments to both his High School band in which he is a leader, first chair and peer leader etc. and his opportunities to be a leader within our Jamboree troop.You see, we have a camp out that [...]

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The Scoutmaster Minute Podcast- 53 The PLC fixing the Train Wreck – April 13, 2010 Welcome back to the Scoutmaster Minute, in this show we will talk about fixing your troop with the PLC. Inspired from an email I received from a loyal listener, we talk about the success of a Troop and that it [...]

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Prompted from discussion from my podcast with Mike Walton, the World Scout Crest Emblem raised more than an eye brow.Let me give you some background (I am not going to rehash the discussion from the podcast, you can listen to it using the link on the left).When I became a Boy Scout, I joined Troop [...]

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