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View Poll Results: Is scouting dying? | |||
Yes | 17 | 85.00% | |
No | 3 | 15.00% | |
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10-26-2006, 12:43 AM | #1 |
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Is scouting slowly dying?
Sometimes I think it is. None of the boys in my ward seem to really like it, although they'll go along with it for something to do or because their parents are anal about it. They'll put nominal effort into merit badges and rank advancement. Scouting doesn't seem to occupy the place in the culture that it did a few decades ago. I'm not the biggest proponent of scouting but there were some positives I took from my experiences as a scout:
comraderie learning about nature, wildlife etc. developing a tolerance for bad food not burning down trail signs turning my pants into a flotation device swearing in the woods with adults learning not to screw with bees Actually, I really got into backpacking from scouting and that lead to my reading up on people like John Muir and Thoreau.
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10-26-2006, 01:08 AM | #2 |
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I think it is slowly dying. My scout experiences were memorable but not great. By the time I was in 8th grade scouts was something I went to if it didn't interfere with sports practices. I think I gained more from playing team sports than I ever did from scouts. I advanced as far as Star. And it's been amazing that I haven't been turned down or overlooked for positions I have applied for because I wasn't an Eagle like my scoutmaster once said.
It will be interesting to see what the Church does if this trend continues. Personally I think the Church should implement it's own Young Men's program like the Young Women do. I think it's headed that way with the Duty to God or whatever award it is. But I think that would be something more beneficial than scouting, and it could help focus the energy of YM Presidencies and Scoutmasters who are having to do both right now.
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10-26-2006, 01:30 AM | #3 |
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I'm afraid so.
A scout is: Trustworty Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent Most of the values here are almost non-existent or mocked in today's "me-first" society.
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11-04-2006, 04:03 PM | #4 |
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Come one, most of us around here are alll of those things save clean and reverent.
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10-26-2006, 01:53 AM | #5 |
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Most definitely.
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10-26-2006, 02:48 AM | #6 |
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I pray that it is.
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10-26-2006, 03:04 AM | #7 |
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Yup. My oldest son just got his eagle. I am not sure I really care if my youngest does or not (although his mother probably will; she is the high achiever in the family).
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10-26-2006, 03:07 AM | #8 |
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No question about it. I think scouting has a lot of positives. I think most of them could be achieved without being under the scouting umbrella.
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10-26-2006, 03:59 AM | #9 |
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The more appropriate question is whether LDS scouting is dying?
All I know is that non-LDS troops seem to be run 1000% better. And almost all the voluntary organizational leadership is non-Mormon. They have this funny system where the leaders are people who actually feel invested in scouting and choose to do it. |
10-26-2006, 04:05 AM | #10 | |
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