Most, if not all of us have hero’s, idols, or sports figures that we are fans of. Now, I am not one to oogle over celebrities or go out of my way to get an autograph. In fact I am quite the opposite and continuously preach that we need to be careful of who we “worship” [...]
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The Duke
Posted in Oath and Law, Just fun, Character, Scout Law, Citizenship, Values, Ideals, respect, blog on May 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Selfless Service
Posted in Service, Oath and Law, Character, Citizenship, Values, Ideals, Memorial Day, Good Turn Daily, blog on May 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Selfless Service has been a main stay of the Scouting movement. It is the desire to serve others. It is the motivation to “So unto others…” It is essentially the Scouting way. The value of Selfless service is important more than ever in our society. Today the world revolves around “Me”. Everything for “Me”. Self [...]
Flags
Posted in Character, Citizenship, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Memorial Day, Patriotism, Values on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On a rainy Thursday evening the Thunderbird District of the Cascade Pacific Council converged on Willamette National Cemetery. If they didn’t come the 140,000 grave markers would go without a flag this Memorial Day. For 44 years the Thunderbird District has placed flags on the graves at Willamette. Over those 44 years the Scouts of [...]
NOS
Posted in Backpacking, blog, camp skills, Camping, Character, Citizenship, Competition, gear, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Order of the Arrow, Patrol Method, respect, Skills, teamwork on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
NOS means “Not otherwise specified” in Military lingo. It essentially means that we can’t find a category for it.. and so it is with this post. It has been a while since I posted last, so here is some catching up and thoughts. I’ll start with the drama. Last week I volunteered as a ‘Guest [...]
Methods- Leadership Development
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Leadership, Methods on May 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Besides backpacking and teaching skills for the outdoors, my favorite subject in Scouting is leadership. I know that leadership is but a small part of Scouting, but leadership when done correctly requires the leader to be of good character. Leadership asks of the Scout to develop good citizenship, and of course being a good leader [...]
Methods- Personal Growth
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Good Turn Daily, Ideals, Methods, Scoutmaster conference, Values on May 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Now don’t let the word personal get you. Yes we want each and every Scout to grow, but we want them to find this growth within the context of Scouting’s values (found in the Oath and Law). Personal growth is a tricky method in that it will sneak up on you as the Scout develops. [...]
Methods- Adults Association
Posted in Advancement, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Methods, Scoutmaster conference, tagged Scouting methods on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This method is somewhat confusing, especially at the troop level for parents coming from the Cub Scout program. I say this because it is different. I’ll explain as we go. First and foremost, no matter what level of Scouting you participate in Adult Association starts with being a good example. An example of what right [...]
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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Methods- Patrols
Posted in Character, Citizenship, comments, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Patrol Method, Scouts, Service, Skills, teamwork, Values on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Patrol is, like the ideals, the foundation of the Troop. The Patrol is where the Scout learns citizenship, it is where they practice democracy, leadership, and teamwork. It is where they find companionship, life long friendships, and a place where they belong. The Patrol is unit of Scouting. Whether for work or play, the [...]
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