Scoutmaster Podcast 9
Second chances — adolescent brains are physically developing, not choosing to be irrational; Clarke has never expelled a scout in 25 years; the case for taking in a scout who was dismissed elsewhere: four years of work, a dozen merit badges, boards of review, and one incident
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INTRO
From Rice Cochran's 1952 book: managing a group of boy hikers has 'somewhat the same problems that faced Moses in managing the Exodus, or Napoleon in supervising the retreat from Moscow.'
SCOUTMASTERSHIP IN 7 MINUTES
Second chances — adolescent brains are physically developing, not choosing to be irrational; Clarke has never expelled a scout in 25 years; the case for taking in a scout who was dismissed elsewhere: four years of work, a dozen merit badges, boards of review, and one incident
THIS HAS TO BE THE TRUTH
Garrison Keillor in Lake Wobegon Days on scoutmaster Einar Tingvold
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Scenario-based discussion — nine out of ten problems you face as a scout leader are not really problems
SCOUTMASTER'S MINUTE
A Scout is brave — he might be afraid, but he can still face danger; courage to stand for what he thinks is right
OUTRO