Last night we had another Webelos Scout cross over into our Troop. He started in his last year of Cub Scouts a little late and wanted to complete his Arrow of Light, so rather than cross with the rest of his Den, he waited, finished his AOL, and crossed last night in a ceremony with [...]
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“NOT WORTHY”
Posted in Webelos to Scout Transition, Character, Advancement on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SMMPodcast # 104
Posted in Service, Leadership, Character, Scout Law, Advancement, Citizenship, Scoutmaster conference, podcast, Methods, Values, Ideals, respect, blog on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to the SMMPodcast, we dusted off the mic and got back to talking Scouting! We are trying out a new segment.. “The Mobile Thought”.. In this show, we talk about Reverence, Troop Elections, and Youth Leadership. Hope you enjoy the show. Let me know what you think. Have a Great Scouting Day! Direct [...]
Delivering the Promise
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, fitness, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Scoutmaster minute, Service, Summer Camp, training, Webelos to Scout Transition on April 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
At last nights Roundtable I was pleased to see a great turn out in the Boy Scout break out. Last nights attraction was Camporee and what units can do to get ready for it. We had about a half hour left so I thought it would be worth our while to talk a little District [...]
Protecting your online identity?
Posted in blog, Character, comments, Ideals, Oath and Law, Scoutmaster minute, technology on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile back there was some discussion on separating your Scouting life with your “Normal” life. I argued that given the Scout oath and law there is no real way that (at least I) could separate the two. As we have negotiated our way through this online maze and many of us have developed an online presence protecting [...]
Tenderfoot and Porn
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Ideals, Oath and Law, Scout Law, technology, Values on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So if you are reading this.. you are either on the blog or got it via email and you are looking at this post electronically.. it was brought to you from the wonderful world of the internet. The world-wide web. I think we can all agree, especially those of us that grew up in an age [...]
“Do unto others…”
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Oath and Law, respect, Scout Law, Values on March 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Bare with me as I rant on humanity. I have been around the world and seen a lot of things… some good, some bad. Today I had a day which caused me to ask What the hell is wrong with people? Excuse me if the language is strong or the message makes you feel uncomfortable.. [...]
Test of Three
Posted in blog, Character, Ideals, Leadership, respect, Values on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, I need to tell you what I just heard about one of your students!” ”Wait a moment,” Socrates replied. “Before you tell me, I’d like you [...]
1 extra Degree
Posted in Character, Competition, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Patrol Method, Scoutmaster minute, teamwork on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I always talk with the Scouts about Good not being good enough. There are many examples of how good will only get you good.. and on the other hand.. there are great examples of how doing your absolute best will get you Best results. Being an Eagle Scout for example, will give you an edge [...]







Methods
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, fitness, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Motto, Oath and Law, Scout Law, Scoutmaster minute, training, Values on April 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Over the last couple of weeks Scouter friends and I have had numerous discussions about Scouting in our District. After the last Scoutmaster training session it became pretty clear that many Scouters have heard about the methods of Scouting, but do not really put them into practice in their units. Kind of like knowing that [...]
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