schleining

Here is a new twist... Cavet- most of us here are trained and are concerned about untrained leaders... that is why this is a topic... But here is my take.. How about bad training and trainers. I have been to many..many training sessions that I thought...my goodness... I could be watching paint dry or grass grow rather than sit here. Dynamic training gets leaders to encourage other leaders to go to training. Same thing with Round tables... Dynamic Round tables foster involvment and therefore keeps the crowd coming back for more. I went to Scoutmaster Training last year... Head an OUTSTANDING time...EXCEPT... one class. I think I will remember that class more because I wanted to stick a hot stick in my eye the whole time. Bad trainer and irrelevant material. I think that Training needs to be dynamic. If I take a course and come back to my Troop and sing praises about it, the other leaders in the Troop will more than likely give it shot. On the other hand...well you all get the picture. I start my Wood badge course next month...man I can not wait. I have neard nothing but great things about Wood Badge and I am very impressed with Wood Badgers that I know. They all talk good about the course and the way it is presented. See now.. I am excited, excited enought to fork out $185. If all I saw was lazy, un motivated Scouters wearing beads and heard nothing but negative talk about it I would spend my money and time elsewhere. OK... I have rambled...Sorry! Jerry Scoutmaster "EXCITED ABOUT WOOD BADGE!"

Not sure if a week long course would fly up here in the NW... Our Council offers 2 courses a year, both are two weekends.. really comes out to 6.5 days (Thursday evening thru Sunday and Friday thru Sunday). Camp Freedom!!!! The best Summer Camp in the BSA!! I went there in '78, '79!! LOVED IT! Still have my Camp Freedom neckerchief and Minute man patch. Jerry Schleining Scoutmaster Troop 664 Gresham, OR

Must be the season... but I just signed up and recieved my iformation packet (Plus 20 questions sheet). Course WE1-492-1-05!! Can't Wait till May!!! I have been waiting for 3 years to go... the stars finally lined up and I finally get to go to WOOODBADGE!! Jerry Schleining Scoutmaster Troop 664