Scoutmaster Podcast 166
Tools and strategies for evaluating your effectiveness as a Scoutmaster, from metrics to listening to scouts and parents
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INTRO
A hiker passes on the trail with three pounds of Cheetos strapped to his external frame pack instead of a sleeping bag; the scouts on the log spotted it immediately and were jealous.
WELCOME
Voicemail from Cameron Smith, new Scoutmaster of Troop 51 in Minnesota (4 months in), sharing how he arrived fully trained for an ASM role and ended up as Scoutmaster instead; praises the podcast and Larry Geiger. Clarke also announces the April 14th Scout Circle with canoe guide Kevin Callen.
SCOUTMASTER PANEL DISCUSSION
Larry Geiger and Tom Gillard join Clarke to discuss tools for evaluating Scoutmaster and troop program effectiveness, including Journey to Excellence metrics, peer feedback, listening to scouts and parents, and warning signs like the '14-year-old troop.'
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