Scoutmaster

 Some Scouting problems are just nettlesome… … they aren’t discipline problems, or particularly disruptive, just nettlesome, irritating, like stinging nettles. Everyone thinks it’s the Scoutmaster’s responsibility to fix nettlesome Scouting problems, truth is it isn’t, at least not directly. Most Scouters run into a situation like this, it bothers them, and then they create a rule […]

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 Who “owns” the pack, troop or crew? Scouting Charters are held by a chartering organization owns all of the assets of a Scout unit.  As for whether or not they will dictate how the money is spent; the chartered organization is responsible to make sure finances are administered properly. In practice most chartered organizations do […]

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• Since it is the chartering organization that “owns” the ... by Chartered Org Rep
• Scouting Charters are held by a chartering organization *who* ... by Paul P

Should we ask Scouts to sign “leadership contracts”? A couple of decades ago I tried Scout contracts, it was a mistake. I guess at the time that I would teach my Scouts a thing or two and demand that that sign a Scout contract before they took on a role of responsibility. Of course they signed […]

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• I don't have an argument with a parent sitting in as an ... by Clarke Green
• Hello, Clarke. I'm a backer and listener for several years. ... by Mike Bailey - CC Troop 9626 in Shoreview, MN

If the Scouts are leading themselves who is leading the Scout leaders? This week I’ll field a couple of email questions that ask the question “who leads the Scout leaders?” Scouting is a team sport, while we all work to build consensus it’s not a democracy. It is, as BP said, “a jolly game” that depends […]

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• Thanks! Always good to know it's helpful. by Clarke Green
• Thanks so much for all the great things you share to advance ... by John Patrick Hickey
• Los Festingos is actually a local band that my Scout who is ... by Clarke Green
• Clarke, Another great podcast with helpful guidance. In ... by Darrell Oakley

You’ve used an iterative process before … … whether you know it or not. Iteration means trying something out in a slightly or wholly different way if it does not succeed when first tried. I have some email questions to answer this week and one got me thinking about iteration. Scouting is an iterative process, […]

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• Yes! that's it. If you sequence the DNA of Scouting it's all ... by Clarke Green
• So, do I understand correctly: “Just go camping. Everything ... by Daniel Luechtefeld

Another visit with our favorite through hikers … … from a third of the way through their quest to complete the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail. Wade “Nutshoe” Bastain, Bucky “No Name, Buckminster” Kellorg, and their fellow Eagle Scout and hiking companion “Bear” join us from southern Virginia to relate their latest adventures along the Appalachian trail. […]

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We encourage active Scouts a number of ways … … but at the heart of the matter there’s only two things that make a difference, and  I’ll discuss those two key points in this week’s podcast. The same things that make active Scouts can help us increase activity at roundtables and other functions like courts of honor. […]

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Personal schedules are just one of the things that affect a Scout patrol … … and we can’t do things as if it were 10 years ago, much less 100. One of our challenges as Scouters (and human beings) is adapting to change while maintaining our goals and principles. It’s not impossible, but it can be hard […]

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• We never do ILST, event-oriented training, or anything similar. ... by Clarke Green
• We've been talking about shifting toward this quarterly plan, ... by Patrick Parker
• The question about patrol mass, and the so-called ... by Brad Watts
• It just takes discipline and a patrol comb. (seriously, though, ... by Clarke Green
• Combing patrols? Scouts rarely comb themselves. Getting them to ... by Stephen Nicoud

Scout advancement questions are often easy to answer … … if you simply take things at face value. It’s actually all pretty easy to understand. Problems arise when Scouters don’t challenge their own assumptions after they have read the requirements or directions and policies in the Guide to Advancement. This week I’ll answer three Scout advancement questions you’ve emailed […]

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There are two ways of recruiting Scouts that actually work … … and I’ve have tried just about everything, special meetings, special trips, flyers, etc. None of those things has ever netted us one single new Scout.  Over the years I have found two simple, relatively easy and effective methods for recruiting Scouts – listen in to find […]

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