homeschoolmom

My son in homeschooled and he wanted to join the cub scouts to get to know some other kids as well as learn new skills and earn awards. We had to search out a local den (they do not advertise) and finally found that he would be in Webelos. We went and bought all the uniform, hat, patches and handbook. It has been five months and he has yet to have anyone look at his handbook. Over the course of these months, he has had one pack meeting and maybe five den meetings. At the den meetings, all the leader does is talk and the kids listen, then they go home. We went on one hike and they marched in the Christmas parade. My son was really looking forward to weekly get togethers and earning his patches. From the forum posts, it sounds like most of the dens have the same problems, lack of leadership. Is this the case everywhere? We have told him about the pinewood derby, but can't get any information anywhere about this. Do scouts still do the pinewood derby? The area council website has nothing of any use on it. Where do we go to get information? A meeting has been called this weekend to collect the dues and we are not sure if we want to continue. Can anyone tell us how it is supposed to work? Its not the fun and educational experience that we proposed to our son.