by Derek—2006.09.13 @ 2140
Part One of my Scoutmaster training is complete! New Leader Essentials Training was a brief overview of Scouting and an update of what training awates all scout leaders. The wonderful thing about Scouting is the principal-centered leadership and value-based training for both boys and adults. One thing I’ve been learning is what the real aim of Scouting is all about:
No, Scouting is not just about rank advancement and becoming an “Eagle Scout.” In fact, Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, felt that the most important skills were met as a First Class Scout:
“A boy does not really get the full value of Scout training until he is a First Class Scout. The tests for First Class Scouts were laid down with the idea that a boy, who proved himself equipped to that extent, might reasonably be considered as grounded in the qualities which go to make a good, manly citizen.”
—Lord Robert Baden-Powell, Aids to Scoutmastership, p. 31
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