Scoutmaster

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by Scoutmaster 2y ago
I recommend everyone take a picture of their contact information with their digital cameras, that way if it gets lost and found, people know who to at least send the pictures to if the camera is destroyed. I imagine the RC plane's owne
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by Scoutmaster 2y ago
Yesterday I spoke with a Generac (home standby generator) dealership owner in the Houston area, and they are getting swamped with calls (80 a minute at times) and they have 20 people manning the phones. One of the problems I see is that peo
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
Be seen. Volunteer for on-campus events that are organized by the university (find the person running something, and ask them directly if there's anything you can do to help them). Always ask "Is there anything else I can do to h
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
My troop is 80+ years old, however I just took over a few months ago. The troop was doing very poorly when I took over: only 7 registered youth, rarely camping, no summer camp in several years, previous Scoutmaster didn't even want to
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
And the opportunities you give them don't always have to be something that costs you time or money, sometimes it's just giving them the opportunity to go outside and play.
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
Thank you.
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
That won't be my troop. I'm setting clear expectations to parents from the beginning that they are only there for safety, driving kids, etc. I will make sure every Assistant Scoutmaster and Committee Member knows this. I will d
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
Thank you for your support. Rest easy, I'm not writing off anyone. Perhaps it was because I wrote, "They are going to grow up broken." In reality, we all grow up broken. Nothing will ever be perfect for anyone - not the r
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
And that's okay. You're job isn't to be their friend either. A parent's job is to give their kids opportunity to learn and grow. You can't always force it on them, and they won't always be interested. You can
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
What I've observed: they don't want any type of failure for their kids. I'm a Scoutmaster, and I have one parent who lashed out at me because I asked him not to interfere when the Scouts were trying to do something for themse
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by Scoutmaster 7y ago
I recently became a Scoutmaster. That's what I'm trying to do: give the kids the same opportunity we had - freedom to explore the outdoors. Confidence to take care of themselves and not need an adult to do everything for them. T