If they lost, say, a blue card and they are asked what requirements they completed, they will relay the info accurately. Once this is drilled in, a Scout wouldn’t dare lie and, if he did, he is only cheating himself. Once a new Scout had a video! In each case my response is that I don’t need to see it.
Usually, young Scouts come in with signatures to prove they did some community service, or a note from someone that they completed something or attended an event, etc ,etc. Like others have posted, I love that the first point is “Trustworthy.” Scouts are constantly being asked, in the rest of their lives to “prove” they’ve done something, to turn in homework, etc. Covering them thoroughly handles most messages and situations. I try to stick to the Oath and Law for nearly all of Scoutmaster minutes. It’s very appropriate that the older Scouts discuss these with their Patrols but I think it’s also important that the adults also bring these up and emphasize their importance on a regular basis. I think that it’s important that the Scoutmaster bring up the Scout Oath and Law during Scout meetings, Scoutmaster minutes and campouts. Most all societal norms are viable topics for discussion.
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We might talk about subjects like how to set a table, how to say thank you to a host, how to start and run a Patrol meeting and how to relate to adults. For instance, we don’t usually have relationships where one person bows or kneels before another person.
We may not have the same position but we stand face to face as individuals. The handhsake indicates that we interact as “equals”. The handshake helps Scouts learn to interact with each other that prepares them for the adult version. One of those guides include things like the Scout handshake. The definition includes the word “polite” which is good, but I like to talk about the rules and guidelines that we as a society understand are necessary to normal human relations. Two of these obscure points are often Courteous and Thrifty. They’ve been with me for so long that I suppose that I forget that there was a time when I did not know some of this stuff (yeah, I know, back when dirt was being invented!). It is interesting to me that young Scouts often have very little idea what some of the points of the Scout Law actually mean. Obviously, one of the best examples of Helpful is when a Scout pitches in and does his duty to clean up after a meal when it’s been assigned to him on the duty roster. A Patrol where each Scout refuses to pitch in and help is a Patrol headed for trouble. The whole Patrol idea is built on helpfulness and cooperation. Helpful is extremely important in almost everything we do as a Patrol. I think most Scouts understand Friendly and Kind fairly well, though we do talk about those as comments and questions come up. I really like to focus on Helpful and Courteous. Without good reason, he does not harm or kill any living thing. He treats others as he wants to be treated. He knows that using good manners makes it easier for people to get along.Ī Scout knows there is strength in being gentle. He offers his friendship to people of all races and nations, and respects them even if their beliefs and customs are different from his own.Ī Scout is polite to everyone regardless of age or position. He willingly volunteers to help others without expecting payment or reward.Ī Scout is a friend to all. We then discuss and talk about what these mean in the context of the Troop.Ī Scout cares about other people. I often ask the Scouts to get out their Boy Scout Handbooks and read to me the definition of each one of these points. A couple of times a year I sit down with the Troop during a regular Scout meeting, at a campfire or in a Scoutmaster minute and we talk about the Heart of the Scout Law.
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