Scoutmaster Podcast
Between 2010 and 2018, Clarke Green published over 300 podcasts and put a ton of information on his scoutmastercg.com website. In 2018, Clarke moved on to other things and his website seems to be in great disrepair. But at least for now, his podcast is still available.
More can be learned about the wackiness of Scouting and how to run a Troop from these Podcasts than any Scout Program offered by the BSA. Start at any Podcast you like and keep listening until you have looped back to where you started. Each Podcast is about 25 minutes, which mean there are well over a hundred hours of audio. If you can stand it, playback speed can be increased to reduce playback time.
The following is archived here as the original webpages are no longer readable.
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January 25, 2010 By Clarke Green
Why and how does Scouting work? What’s our role? How do we best serve our Scouts? I’ll discuss my answers in this first edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast. You can also listen to a story about the first (and last) appearance of the “fire Snake”, instructional methods for Scouts, and some ideas about coaches and […]
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February 1, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 2 Make the Most of Being a Scouter In This Podcast 5 Things to Make the Most of Your Opportunity as a Scout Leader Humor – Father Fred 2nd in the series Instructional Methods for Scouts Scoutmaster Minute; Cliff Young
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February 8, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 3 Centenary Observance In This Podcast Centenary Observance An Approach to Policy 3rd in the series Instructional Methods for Scouts Scoutmaster Minute; A Hot Mess
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February 15, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 4 In This Podcast Merit Badge Quality Humor – Bevis & Butthead 4th in the series Instructional Methods for Scouts Scoutmaster Minute; A Scout is Trustworthy
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February 22, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 5 In This Podcast Webelos Den Leader to Scoutmaster Hiking story 5th in the series Instructional Methods for Scouts Scoutmaster Minute; Founder’s Day
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March 1, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 6 Moving from Adult to Youth Leadership In This Podcast What is a Scoutmaster? Humor – Moccasin Telegraph Moving from Adult to Youth Leadership Scoutmaster’s Minute – A Scout is Cheerful
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March 8, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 7 The second talk about moving from an adult lead to boy led troop. In This Podcast Troop Manuals, Contracts and the like Retreat with George Moving from Adult to Youth Leadership 2 A Scout is Helpful
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March 15, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 8 The third talk about moving from an adult lead to boy led troop In This Podcast Ten Ways Adults Frustrate Youth Leadership 4th of July Bonfire 3rd and final installment of Adult to Youth Leadership
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March 22, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 9 Three key Scouting resources every Scouter ought to have and read. In This Podcast Second chances Wobegon Scouts Three important resources A Scout is Brave Podcast Notes Scoutmaster Jerry’s Scoutmaster’s Minute blog and podcast So let it be written… Advancement Policies and Procedures Uniform and Insignia Guide Guide to Safe Scouting
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March 29, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 10 This podcast features my patrol system overview based on Baden-Powell’s Aids to Scoutmastership In This Podcast Patrol system Clean camp Choosing a Troop “Difficult” Scouts
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April 5, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 11 Listen in as my senior patrol leader and I discuss a Scout program idea we have used several times now – the “magical mystery tour”. In This Podcast Magical Mystery Tour One Night at Camp Avoiding Eagle Scout Drama 1
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April 12, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 12 Otha Thornton is a Lieutenant Colonel with the White House Communications Agency and United States Forces-Iraq in Baghdad where he promoted Scouting for local youth. Thornton earned the Bronze Star Medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2009-2010. In This Podcast Interview with Lt. Col. Otha Thornton
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April 19, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 13 Scouts make mistakes, and those mistakes can be valuable learning experiences. In This Podcast Scouts make mistakes Hunter Stew Eagle Scout Drama 2 Tour guides or leaders?
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April 26, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 14 In This Podcast Train,Trust, Let Interview with author Richard Bennett Eagle Scout Drama 3
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May 3, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 15 In This Podcast Kindness and Compassion A camping story Eagle Scout Drama 4 Podcast Notes Scouting for Youth with Disabilities Manual PDF file (from the BSA) Autism and Boy Scouts
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May 10, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 16 In This Podcast Motivating the PLC A discussion with Tunisian Scouter Mohamed Fawzi Jemma
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May 17, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 17 In This Podcast Retaining Older Scouts Brick Mason Adult Patrols?
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May 24, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 18 In This Podcast Ten Best Scouting Moments Patrols Brick Mason
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May 31, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 19 In This Podcast Volunteer Boundaries Brick Mason Extraordinary People
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June 7, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 20 In This Podcast Interview with author, historian and Scouter David C. Scott
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June 14, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 21 In This Podcast Recruiting Brick Mason Answering Email
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June 21, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 22 In This Podcast Recruiting continued Summer Camp
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June 28, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 23 In This Podcast Uniform High Adventure 1
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July 5, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 24 In This Podcast Troop Committee Moccasin Telegraph Troop-Based High Adventure 2
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July 12, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 25 In This Podcast Patrol Logs Gutzon Borglum Troop-Based High Adventure 3
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July 19, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 26 In This Podcast Menu Planning Planning for the Future 1
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July 30, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 27 In This Podcast Summer Music Special
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August 4, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 28 In This Podcast Troop Meetings Planning for the Future
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August 9, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 29 In This Podcast Troop meetings Scoutmaster’s Minute Planning for the future Email
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August 16, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 30 In This Podcast Troop meetings Planning for the future 4 Scoutmaster’s minute – Ernest Thompson-Seton and the fire within
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August 23, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 31 In This Podcast Taking direction from Youth Leadership Planning for the future 5
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August 30, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 32 In This Podcast Troop Camping Trips Merit Badge Counselor Quiz
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September 6, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 33 Den Cheifs In This Podcast Den Cheifs Summer Camp Story Email Answers
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September 13, 2010 By Clarke Green
One of the most common things I am asked about… .. is how to manage the transition from adult-led to youth-led Scouting. In this first of three podcasts talking about this transition I’ll point out that the process begins with education ourselves as to how Scouting is constituted, how the game is played. What we […]
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September 20, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scouting is a process of developing character. In this second part of a three part series I’ll talk about the Scouting process and the changes we need to make to allow the process to work. It’s likely we’ll all find changes challenging especially when those changes are aimed at empowering our you leadership. I’ll suggest […]
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September 27, 2010 By Clarke Green
Training and mentoring youth leadership is the most exciting and rewarding part of our work. In this third part of a three part series I’ll talk about the the continuing process of developing youth leaders through mentoring and training. We need training that is more than an event, based knowledge dump. I’ll discuss how we can make training […]
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October 5, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 37 What is a 21st Century Patrol System? In This Podcast 21st Century Patrol System
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October 11, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 38 Interview with a Scoutmaster, our friend Larry Geiger. In This Podcast Interview with Scoutmaster Larry Geiger
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October 18, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 39 A discussion of the court of honor. In This Podcast Parent’s Meeting Courts of Honor
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October 25, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 40 Interview with the authors of a fantastic patrol method book – Working the Patrol Method. Applying the patrol method is a perennial challenge for all of us, indeed it is the subject of much of the Scoutmaster blog and podcast. I cannot recommend Working the Patrol Method strongly enough – an essential tool for […]
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November 1, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 41 A discussion of the twelfth point of the Scout law – reverence. In This Podcast Reverence Email answers
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November 8, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 42 How to recognize and prevent hazing. In This Podcast Contribution Syndrome Hazing
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November 15, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 43 In This Podcast Leadership tenure email question
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November 22, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 44 In This Podcast What does ‘fun’ mean? Email questions
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November 29, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 45 A discussion of the board of review. In This Podcast Board of Review
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December 6, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 46 In This Podcast The Scouting Process, The Scout shirt
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December 13, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 47 In This Podcast Scoutmastership, Email Question, The Scouting Movement
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December 20, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 48 In This Podcast Taking direction from Youth Leadership, Scouts with Challenges Links Scouting for Youth with Disabilities Manual PDF file (from the BSA) Autism and Boy Scouts
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December 27, 2010 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 49 In This Podcast BSA Patrol Method Filmstrip Video Links Patrol Method Filmstrip Video
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January 3, 2011 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 50 In This Podcast Interview with Kevin Callan, the Happy Camper! Links The Happy Camper website Kevin’s canoe adventure videos on YouTube The Happy Camper on Amazon Kevin Callan’s Books on Amazon
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January 10, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Eagle ambush Patrol ages
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January 17, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Responding to Initiative, Patrols (again)
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January 24, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Venture Patrols Scout Drivers? Links in this Podcast: Emblem for Venture Patrols. Similarities and Differences between Boy Scouting, Venture, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing Chart of ‘Explorer’s in the Troop’ This chart helps explain how a Venture Patrol works (simply substitue Venture for Explorer)
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January 31, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Interview with guide and author Cliff Jacobson Links in this Podcast: Cliff Jacobson’s website Expedition Canoeing – 20th anniversary edition on Amazon Here’s my review Camping’s Top Secrets 3rd edition on Amazon. Here’s my review Woodcraft and Camping by Nessmuk on Amazon Here’s my review New Way of the Wilderness by Calvin Rutstrum on Amazon My copy is on order; […]
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February 7, 2011 By Clarke Green
How can youth leaders earn the respect of their fellow scouts?
How to encourage rank advancement.
A Scout asks dad for a raise.
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February 14, 2011 By Clarke Green
Inspiration from the 1914 edition of the Scoutmaster Handbook – Some eloquent thoughts from the past that still ring true today. Preparing for a tidal wave of Webelos – How do you do it?
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February 21, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with wilderness medicine pioneer Dr. Paul Auerbach. Dr. Auerbach is author of Medicine for the outdoors, a bestselling first aid reference that belongs in every adventurer’s first aid kit.
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February 28, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live.
Bill McFarland calls in to tell us about his favorite camping trip.
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March 7, 2011 By Clarke Green
Mental Health Awareness, moms and summer camp Scoutmaster Podcast 59 Links in this Podcast Cliff Jacobsen’s Expedition Canoeing School Download Mentalhealth.PDF.pdf (81.5K) National Mental Health Information Center A mother’s take on summer camp
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March 14, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Webelos crossover advice, Scoutmaster’s Minute Links in this Podcast: Cliff Jacobsen’s Expedition Canoeing School
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March 21, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Levels of Competence, Scouts and power tools Links in this Podcast: Guide to Safe Scouting
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March 28, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Can a Troop define what ‘active’ means? How ‘active’ is defined, how we work with that definition and why it makes sense. No-shows and last minute participants for camping trips. Sometimes Scouts show up for a camping trip without having told anyone that they were going to participate. Sometimes Scouts that said […]
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April 4, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Scoutmaster Conferences – What are we trying to accomplish at a Scoutmaster conference? What new Scout leaders need to know – Wouldn’t it be great of we could go back in time and tell our younger selves what we needed to know? Here’s my attempt. Links in this Podcast: Scoutmaster Conference Training Subscribe to […]
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April 11, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Do volunteers have a role in protecting and maintaining the quality of advancement work? This week we answer a question about merit badge applications that raise concerns over the quality of the work done to earn them. Links in this Podcast: Subscribe to the Scoutmaster Newsletter Podcast Music null Podcast: Play in new […]
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April 18, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Volunteer training past present and future. Turning the tables on you – four questions for listeners to answer! Reflection on an Eagle presentation.
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April 25, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Notes for Eagle Scoutmaster Conferences – preparing the candidate for the his board of review. Listener’s answers to questions from podcast 65.
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May 2, 2011 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast: Action, Reflection, Discovery – a simple method for training youth leaders. Scout service projects for rank advancement – what counts and what doesn’t?
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May 9, 2011 By Clarke Green
An interview with Alex Kosseff author of the AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership. We discuss leading teens, expedition behavior and risk management for outdoor leaders. AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership on Amazon Read my review Alex Kosseff’s Outdoor Safety Institute AMC Leadership School National Outdoor Leadership School Subscribe to the Scoutmaster Newsletter Call and leave a voice mail comment or question […]
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May 16, 2011 By Clarke Green
Advice about being a District Commissioner. The Story of a Scouting dad.
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May 23, 2011 By Clarke Green
The podcast experiment thus far and managing our roles as parent and Scout leader: how do we do both without driving our sons crazy?
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May 30, 2011 By Clarke Green
From the archives this week. This podcast features a discussion of volunteering with some limits, a story from summer camp.
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June 6, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with Mark Ray; author of the Scoutmaster’s Other Handbook and The Eagle Court of Honor Book. The Scoutmaster’s Other Handbook on Amazon The Eagle Court of Honor Book on Amazon Mark Ray’s Website Eagle Court of Honor Backdater
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June 13, 2011 By Clarke Green
From Aarhus, to New York, and beyond … … the remarkable story of how young Vilhelm Hans Bjerregaard Jensen’s encounter with a crate of WWI surplus semaphore flag poles changed the course Scouting in the United States. But I had become a restless dreamer. The two world jamborees had stirred my blood. I had met people from […]
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June 20, 2011 By Clarke Green
It’s summer camp season – how do we prepare ourselves, our Scouts and their parents so we all get the most out of the experience.
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June 27, 2011 By Clarke Green
Preparing parents for Scout camp; a few words on older Scout problems.
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July 4, 2011 By Clarke Green
Curing homesick Scouts and advice on how Scouts can help an autistic Scout whose parents don’t want anyone to know is autistic
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July 11, 2011 By Clarke Green
Adults on Scout camping trips part 1, the Scoutmaster’s role in merit badges.
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July 18, 2011 By Clarke Green
Adults on Scout camping trips part 2, The Paper Chase and Socratic questioning
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July 25, 2011 By Clarke Green
Another look at the patrol method, Scoutmaster’s Minute, Clean Camp Story.
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August 1, 2011 By Clarke Green
A rebroadcast of an interview with Rob Faris and Harry Wimbrough two of the authors of “Working the Patrol Method” Get the book on Amazon Working the Patrol Method (my review) Patrol System Survey Results (PDF file)
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August 22, 2011 By Clarke Green
Back home from my summer travels! How do we handle discipline in Scouting?
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August 29, 2011 By Clarke Green
Getting scouts to listen to youth leaders and should I delegate Scoutmaster conferences?
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September 5, 2011 By Clarke Green
Once-in-a-lifetime Adventures; an interview with Mike Malone and David B. from troop 466 in Sunnyvale California about their incredible troop adventures. Chisholm Trail Adventure in Scouting Magazine Lewis and Clark Adventure local TV coverage Civil War Adventure in Leesburg Magazine
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September 12, 2011 By Clarke Green
Troop Leadership Summit, How (not) to Kill a Troop, Flight 93 Chad Fisher’s Varsity Scouting Blog
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September 19, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with BSA Regional Vice President Hab Butler chairman of the Journey to Excellence task force. Hab’s email; butlerha AT epix DOT net
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September 26, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with Peter LeRoux from South Africa author of the Ropes and Poles blog and group Scout leader. 9th Benoni is Peter’s group Kontiki Rafts website Drakensburg Jamboree Troop Blog South Africa’s contribution to the heritage of Scouting
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October 3, 2011 By Clarke Green
Interview with ShelterBox Scouting coordinator Mark Dyer and Scoutmaster and ShelterBox ambassador Doug Metz. ShelterBox and the BSA Doug’s blog A Scouter’s Journey A ShelterBox Story
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October 10, 2011 By Clarke Green
What new Scoutmasters need to know; a panel discussion with Larry Gieger, Tom Gillard and Walter Underwood.
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October 17, 2011 By Clarke Green
First thoughts on the new Guide to Advancement and Eagle Project Workbook, answers to three email questions. 2011 Guide to Advancement PDF Eagle project Workbook PDF Instructional Methods PDF
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October 24, 2011 By Clarke Green
Safety on a Scout led camping trip. Sweet Sixteen of BSA Safety Safe Scouting at Scouting.org Risk management at Scoutmastercg.com
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October 31, 2011 By Clarke Green
Three tests for “active”, signing rank requirements, Brick Mason’s fire building demonstration. LINKS IN THIS PODCAST Guide to Advancement 2011
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November 7, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster panel discussion; three new documents from the B.S.A. Phone-in question: “Where does the Scoutmaster’s responsibilities end and the Committee’s responsibilities begin? LINKS Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops Guide to Advancement 2011 Evaluating Positions of Responsibility New Eagle Project Workbook Walter’s post ‘Changes to the Eagle Process’ Troop Committee Challenge online training TLT Video […]
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November 14, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Focus on the Individual Scout
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November 21, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Social Media and Scouting, merit badge questions LINKS B.S.A. Social Media Guidelines Articles about social media on Scoutmastercg: Introduction Youth protection issues Appropriate behavior and content What works Mark Pensky’s “Digital Natives” article KEEP IN TOUCH
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November 28, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Working with the patrol leader’s council
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December 5, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST How do you welcome new Scouts and their families into a Scout Troop
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December 12, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Interview with members of the National Advancement Team about the new Guide to Advancement and Eagle Project Workbook
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December 19, 2011 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scouts and planning (yet again!) and Arrow of Light requirements applied to the Scout Badge
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January 2, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Summer Camp Promotion, Connecting the Dots
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January 9, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Thanks to all of you listening and participating! Join me in celebrating a milestone.
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January 16, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster Panel Discussion – Scoutmaster Conferences Journey to Excellence Listener Question – Getting things done without overstepping youth Leadership
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January 23, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST One Essential Element LINKS IN THIS PODCAST Aids to Scoutmastership
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January 30, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST What’s a Clinker? Scout leaders need Vision, Perspective & Determination
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February 6, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Merit Badges, Qualifications for Youth Leaders
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February 13, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST From Scout to Scout Parent, What Counts Towards Leadership?
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February 20, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST A discussion of the Order for the Arrow and a question about working with young troops and young Scouts
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February 27, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Developing Youth leaders, Father & Son Time
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March 5, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST A discussion with volunteer Scouters with Scouts Canada Harry Shnider, Dean Post and Tom Breuer.
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March 12, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, joins us to talk about the 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award.
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March 19, 2012 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 110 In This Podcast Scoutmaster panel discussion about the Troop Committee with guest Frank Maynard
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March 26, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Interview with Ultimate Hiker Andrew Skurka
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April 2, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Roles, Elements, Skills, and Assets for Scouting Volunteers
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April 9, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster panel discussion – blue cards and patrol activities.
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April 16, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Contribution Syndrome, Brick Mason, Eagles
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April 23, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST The Pivot Point, Scouts with special needs
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April 30, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Fun and Partials
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May 7, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Tool Use Guidelines, Questions
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May 14, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Getting ready for summer camp, Starting a new troop
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May 21, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Recruiting Volunteers
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May 28, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Reflections, Shoutouts, Looking out a Window
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June 4, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST What is a Scoutmaster? The way to the brain is through the hand.
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June 11, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster Panel Discussion – Parent Issues
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June 18, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Summer camp, a true story, email answer
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June 25, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Discipline and accountability in Scouting
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July 2, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Interview with author of Free Range Kids and ‘World’s Worst Mom’ Lenore Skenazy. Lenore has a great story to tell about her sons, and how valuable the Scouting experience have been for them.
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July 9, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster Panel Discussion – Emergency Preparedness
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July 16, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Troop Meetings Email Question – Too Strict?
Scoutmaster Podcast 128
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July 30, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST The Scoutmaster and Senior Patrol Leader
Scoutmaster Podcast 130
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August 6, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST First Scoutmaster Panel Discussion rebroadcast
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August 13, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST High Adventure Trips
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August 20, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST What a new Scoutmaster Needs Resources Scoutmaster’s Bookshelf
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August 27, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Remembering Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong How a Scout Troop Works Hal Daume’s Writing Scouting with your son
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September 3, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Ten ways to help your senior patrol leader. Why boys leave Scouting.
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September 10, 2012 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 136 This podcast features a Scoutmaster Panel Discussion.17-year-old Life Scout Enoch joins us to discuss the relationship between youth leadership and adult volunteers.
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September 17, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Interview with author Mike Malone about writing the Eagle Scout book, Four Percent, an engaging, inspiring, history of the award.
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September 24, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST How to be a good instructor and mentor Merit Badges in troop meetings?
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October 1, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Observing practice Are you a safety net or a nursemaid?
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October 8, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Scoutmaster Panel Discussion Journey To Excellence Scout Strong Jamboree on the Air Jamboree on the Internet
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October 15, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST A few words about divisive times and answers to email questions that touch on positions of responsibility, what ‘active’ means, keeping older boys involved, Den Chiefs, Webelos dens camping with troops, new scout patrols and how patrols are formed. All this and your messages in the mailbag. Past editions of the show are […]
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October 22, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST The first installment of a three part series on Youth Leader Development, email answers about the Unit College Scouter Reserve designation and what to do when we miss the mark. All this and your messages in the mailbag. Unit College Scouter Reserve information Past editions of the show are available at the PODCAST […]
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October 29, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST The second installment of a three part series on Youth Leader Development, email answer about maintaining a ‘yell-free troop’. All this and your messages in the mailbag. Past editions of the show are available at the PODCAST ARCHIVE
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November 5, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST The third installment of a three part series on Youth Leader Development, email answer about positions of responsibility. All this and your messages in the mailbag. Look for up to date BSA resources at scouting.org
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November 12, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST This month’s Scoutmaster panel discussion we talk about starting a new troop and the changes announced to merit badge requirements for Eagle. All this and the winner of last week’s trivia contest.
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November 19, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST We begin a new series on the four steps of Scout advancement and answer email questions about signing handbooks and dietary restrictions. All this and your messages in the mailbag including a great story from Scoutmaster Shane Stillwell.
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November 26, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Second in the series about the four steps of Scout advancement ‘A Scout Learns’ and an email question about holding scouts ‘accountable and responsible’. All this and your messages in the mailbag.
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December 3, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Third in the series about the four steps of Scout advancement ‘A Scout Is Tested’ and your messages in the mailbag. Christine Lavin’s song “Camping” and a bit of Camping by comedian John Pinette are featured in this podcast – follow the links to buy them at Amazon. Four Percent – Available as a hard […]
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December 10, 2012 By Clarke Green
IN THIS PODCAST Fourth in the series about the steps of Scout advancement ‘A Scout Is Reviewed’. We discuss the Scoutmaster conference and the board of review. Answer to an email question about keeping advancement records. Also your messages in the mailbag.
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December 17, 2012 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast: Talking to our Scouts about tragic events. Fifth and final installment in our series about the steps of Scout advancement ‘A Scout Is Recognized . We discuss immediate recognition and courts of honor. Answer to an email questions about starting a new troop and Scout spirit.
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December 24, 2012 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast: Scoutmaster Panel discussion with Larry Geiger, Tom Gillard and Walter Underwood about discipline and punishment in Scouting, we also touch on Scouts using electronic devices during meetings and activities.
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December 31, 2012 By Clarke Green
My special, heartfelt, thanks to all of you who have joined in listening and reading over the past year! In this podcast I’ll replay excerpts from some of this year’s interviews. Lenore Skenazy – Scout mom and author of Free Range Kids Andrew Skurka – long distance backpacker and author of The Ultimate Hiking Gear Guide. Mike Malone – […]
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January 7, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast I speak with Alren Ward, my co-conspirator at Scoutcircle.org. We’ll discuss objective and subjective decision making in Scoutmastership in seven minutes or less.
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January 14, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast we have our first Scoutmaster Panel Discussion of the new year; our guest is a new Scoutmaster with several questions for the panel on the troop’s program and the patrol leader’s council.
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January 21, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast we discuss a Webelos troop visit and keeping older Scouts engaged, we answer email questions about the patrol method, replacing a Scout handbook and who signs merit badge cards – all this and your messages in the mailbag.
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January 28, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast we discuss reading requirements for advancement and answer an email that got us thinking about what the Scout law says about being a friend to every Scout. The Scouting Party by David Scott
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February 4, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast we discuss competition and answer an email about merit badge days and Eagle required merit badges. The Scouting Party by David Scott
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February 11, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast a discussion with Scouter Dean and Alex Dean of Scouts Canada and answers to emails about standards and planning. The Scouting Party by David Scott
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February 18, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this podcast a discussion with Scoutmaster Jeff Kvistad, Jeff’s troop is unusual in several respects, but much like every other Scout troop in others. I think you’ll enjoy hearing Jeff tell us the story of his troop and what they do. The Scouting Party by David Scott Jeff sent some pictures from a camping trip: Past […]
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February 25, 2013 By Clarke Green
This podcast features our February Scoutmaster panel discussion. We answer email questions about how positions of responsibility are determined among youth leaders and the Scoutmaster’s role in making this happen, offer some advice for how to go about getting a Troop that’s off track back on track, and the issues involved in replacing a Scoutmaster who […]
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March 4, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast we talk about some common mistakes Scout leaders make and offer ideas on how to balance your approach to leadership. Email answers to questions about recruiting methods and applying the buddy system while camping; do Scouts have to share tents?
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March 11, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast we answer email questions about the advisability withholding boards of review if rechartering fees aren’t paid, how to work with helicopter parents, and some ideas about getting Scouts and parents to attend a troop court of honor
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March 18, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast we discuss the difference between planning and preparing, and answer an email question about patrols Links in this Podcast: Working the Patrol Method (my review with links to purchase the book)
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March 25, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this Podcast we discuss the difference between planning and preparing, and answer an email question about patrols Links in this Podcast: 23 Leadership Questions Leadership Self-Evaluation April ScoutCircle details Kevin Callan’s Book Dazed but Not Confused: Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
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April 1, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we introduce ‘The Colorado Experiment’ with new Scoutmaster Arlen Ward, we’ll be checking in with Arlen from time to time to see how his newly chartered troop is coming along. All this and your messages in the mailbag! Links in this
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April 8, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast it’s time, once again, for another Scoutmaster Panel Discussion! Larry and Tom join me to discuss program evaluation tools and how we keep up with how well we are doing our work as Scoutmasters (or as any Scouting volunteer). All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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April 15, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we talk about this month’s ScoutCircle, reiterate how Scouting cooperates with the family in matters of discipline and behavior, and answer a question about the Toten’ Chip card. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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April 22, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we answer emails about the membership standards resolution, a Scout who’s being bullied and picked on, wearing the Eagle Mentor pin, another blue card problem, and Scouts who are picky eaters. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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April 29, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we feature our second installment of The Colorado Experiment, the story of a new Scoutmaster and a new troop. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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May 6, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features an interview with Scout’s Australia National Youth Council Chair Chris Neilsen. We discuss the place of organized youth voice and Scouting and Chris shares a bit about Scouting in Australia. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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May 13, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we discuss how Scouters and parents can prevent and treat homesickness. There’s also an answer to an email question about the the ratio if adults to Scouts on camping trips. We wrap things up with belated (honestly, is there any other kind?) good wishes for Scouting moms on mother’s day. All […]
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May 20, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast the mailbag is overflowing and we’ll discuss the Membership Standards Review information and this week’s vote at the BSA national meeting. Links in this Podcast: Membership standards review information – (the PDF and Video mentioned in the podcast.)
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June 3, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast I join Frank Maynard and Walter Underwood for a discussion about the recent change to BSA membership policy. Our aim is to look at the process, the vote, and lend some assistance and advice to Scouters who may be encountering difficulties arising form the change. All of this and […]
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June 10, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features the third installment of ‘The Colorado Experiment” as we continue to track the first months of a brand new Scoutmaster with a brand new troop. All of this and your messages in the mailbag.
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June 17, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast I share ten things that will help make your summer camp stay this year a success and answer an email question about the patrol leader’s council. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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June 24, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features a discussion of the dreaded “Troop Program Death Spiral” (dramatic isn’t it?) and an answer to a related email question. All this and your messages in the mailbag. Remember to have a look at Clarke’s new book! Thoughts on Scouting
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July 1, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features a discussion of the Main Aim and email answers about who appoints some youth positions, who signs requirements and a youth protection question. All this and you messages in the mailbag.
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July 8, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features a discussion of what all Scoutmasters should be trained to do from someone who ought to know exactly what that is. All this and you messages in the mailbag. Mike Malone’s book Four Percent Win Davis’s book Men of Schiff The video of Green Bar Bill discussed in the […]
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July 15, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features email answers about getting started as a Scoutmaster, Ist class requirement 3, and uniform choices. All this and you messages in the mailbag. Edge of the Firelight by Gordon Bain
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July 22, 2013 By Clarke Green
For this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast I am away at summer camp so we’ll share a rebroadcast of the story ‘The Boy from Aarhus’ – I’ll be back next week!
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August 5, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features an idea about neckerchiefs and uniforms and answers an email question about the Patrol Leader’s Council Plans; should they repeat things they did last year?. All this and you messages in the mailbag.
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August 12, 2013 By Clarke Green
In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast a rebroadcast of my interview with Distinguished Eagle Scout, author and canoeing guru Cliff Jacobson.
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August 19, 2013 By Clarke Green
What’s your policy, better yet, what’s your attitude about Scouts using electronics? Should we just ban them or learn to work along with them? This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features email questions on cell phones (yes, once again!), the patrol system, and all of your messages in the mailbag. Mike Frame’s Summer Camp and High […]
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August 26, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features your reports on summer High Adventure trips, a word on an important Scouting resource every Scouter ought to read, and your messages in the mailbag. Guide to Advancement 2013 PDF Version Guide to Advancement 2013 Print Version (check to be sure you are getting the 2013 version) Scoutmaster Podcast […]
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September 2, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features our fourth installment of ‘The Colorado Experiment” tracking the progress of a new Scoutmaster and new troop, and your messages in the mailbag. We started tracking the Colorado Experiment in Podcast 165. Other installments in the series; Podcast 169, Podcast 174.
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September 9, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features a discussion of the new youth membership standard (see this post for more information) and some thoughts on training and mentoring Scouts. The BSA’s FAQ on membership changes (PDF file)
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September 16, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features a discussion of numbers and breakthroughs, and answers to email questions concerning training, assistant Scoutmasters sitting on boards of review, discipline problems with Scouts and what to do if it’s time to change troops. For the Love of Cub Scouts book review. Win Davis’s article on BoyPower76. Get your […]
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September 23, 2013 By Clarke Green
This edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast features Deena Mather’s weather fun facts, a discussion of five fundamentals of the patrol method, and answers to email questions concerning families on camping trips, too much adult leadership, and fixing patrol problems. Get your copy of Thoughts On Scouting A collection of ideas, insights, and inspirations for Scouters. […]
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September 30, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 189 In This Podcast In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we discuss Webelos visits to troop meetings and answer your questions regarding youth protection on patrol activities, troop size and the patrol, newsletters, and questionable patrol selection decisions by the senior patrol leader.
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October 7, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 190 In This Podcast In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we discuss training patrol leaders in fifteen minutes and ask if you have what it takes. All this and your messages in the mailbag.
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October 14, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 191 In This Podcast In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we discuss the Court of Honor and share the idea of the Scouter as a guide. All this and your messages in the mailbag.
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October 21, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 192 In This Podcast In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we get an update on a previous podcast’s advice, discuss evaluating Scout Spirit, and answer questions about knives, Scouts getting credit for camping with Cubs, and helping the patrol leader’s council address a concern about their calendar. All this and your messages […]
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October 28, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 193 In This Podcast In this edition of the Scoutmaster podcast we get an update on a previous podcast’s advice, discuss several emails about working with Scout parents and fellow volunteers. Listen as I tell the harrowing true story of the infamous Pumpkin Man’s visit to a Camporee campfire. All that and your […]
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November 4, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 194 In this podcast we discuss the combination of maturity, leadership and participation that makes an Eagle Scout. There are answers to email questions concerning the Eagle application, advancement, and an requirement-based event. All of this and your messages in the mailbag.
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November 11, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 195 In this podcast we discuss backapcks and applying a responsive leadership style to our relationship with youth leaders. All of this and your messages in the mailbag.
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November 18, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 196 In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we discuss being a positive influence, a reluctant Senior Patrol Leader, a Scout who won’t swim, and working with younger Scouts. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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November 25, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 197 In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we discuss evaluating subjective Scouting requirements, Eagle Scout problems, youth protection and communicating with families. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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December 2, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 198 In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we discuss balancing the role of Scouter and parent, blue cards, disruptive parents, and patrols in big troops . All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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December 9, 2013 By Clarke Green
Scoutmaster Podcast 199 In this edition of the Scoutmaster Podcast we have a tribute to Nelson Mandela. Mandela served 27 years in prison, an international campaign lobbied for his release, which was granted in 1990 amid escalating civil strife. Mandela joined negotiations with President F. W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and became South Africa’s […]
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December 16, 2013 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 200 Thanks to our Backers we made it to 200 podcasts! In this podcast we discuss Scouts who want to quit, changes to Eagle Required Merit Badges, positions of responsibility, new membership standards, and the Scout of the year. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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December 23, 2013 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast a big thanks for the work you do, some thoughts on board of review policy, and your messages in the mailbag!
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December 30, 2013 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 202 In this podcast we end the year with some thoughts on striving to serve, an email question on finances and your messages in the mailbag!
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January 6, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 203 In this podcast we share thoughts on merit badges at Troop meetings, an email question on Troop elections and crickets in the mailbag!
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January 14, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 204 In this podcast we share thoughts on evaluating Scout Spirit, Brick Mason ties a bowline and we answer an email queston about when Scouts cross over from Webelos, all this and your messages in the mailbag!
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January 20, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 205 Announcing the new Scoutmastercg.com site, new features roll out this week! What standards do we apply for evaluating leadership? Should we create a set of standards that define when a Scout has achieved the fulfillment of their ‘leadership’ requirements? How else can we encourage our Scouts to be […]
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January 27, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Scoutmaster Podcast 206 Listening is, perhaps, the single most important yet neglected skill any Scouter can use to better serve their Scouts. I talk about why and how we ought to listen to our Scouts. A listener asks if I support Scouting organizations other than my own. And another question bearing […]
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February 3, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 207 What causes Scouts to behave poorly? Are they just being willful and disobedient or is there something else going on? In this podcast the first part of a two-part series looking into the reasons behind difficult behavior and how we can respond to it effectively. There’s […]
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February 10, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 208 This podcast features the second and final installment of the two-part series started in podcast 207 discussing difficult behavior in Scouts. There’s also email questions about youth leaders roles and who decided how the program will be presented. All this and your messages in the mailbag. […]
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February 17, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers This podcast features a discussion of the parallels between citizenship and leadership; you can’t be a Scout without being a leader. We answer an email question about an attitude problem with a District Advancement Chair (Eagle drama chapter 236!) All this and your messages in the mailbag.
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February 24, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers This podcast features a an interview with Bess Elwell-Cook, leader of the Cambridge Garden Guides in Sydney Australia . Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, still largely, for girls and women only, evolved in 1909 from girls wishing to take part in the boy-only Scout movement. In some places, girls attempted to join […]
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March 3, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers This podcast features our next installment of The Colorado Experiment, an interview with Arlen Ward; a new Scoutmaster with a new troop on the verge of celebrating their first anniversary. All this and your messages in the mailbag.
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March 10, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I catch up on a number of email questions that have accumulated over the past few weeks. Do Scouts need contracts? What’s the ideal Troop Size? How do we resolve problems between brothers? Can A Troop be welcoming and helpful no matter what limitations a Scout may have?
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March 17, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast we talk about meeting the negative attitudes and behaviors we see in Scouts with the positives of Scouting and field a question about youth leader training events. This and your messages in the mailbag. Get the song I mention in podcast 212 here
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March 24, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What advice do you have for a Webelos Den leader who just crossed over with his Webelos into a Scout Troop? In this podcast I give my best answer. Also a number of email questions concerning a lost handbook, questions about “duty to God”, faith specific prayers and reflections, working with […]
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March 31, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers We all want Scouts to reflect, and to use the product of reflection to grow and develop as useful people. Scouts are action oriented, their capacity for reflection is developing, and you have to align your expectations to their level of development. If you think about it at that age you […]
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April 7, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this week’s podcast I discuss building positive peer pressure and answer email questions about direct donations to Scout Troops, immediate recognition and the Eagle Scout rank, and the appointment of youth positions of responsibility in a Scout Troop. Listen to Scoutmaster Podcast 216 Podcast Archive Podcast: Play in new […]
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April 14, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers From time to time I receive email from Scouters who have some basic disagreement with the way the program is being presented in their unit. These disagreements aren’t over things that endanger Scouts, the disagreements are usually around the application of the patrol system or youth leadership. This can be very frustrating. What […]
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April 21, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I answer email questions
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April 28, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Some great email questions regarding aquatics awards, finances, and working with adult volunteers along with a visit from our old friend Brick Mason! Resources mentioned in this podcast – my Scout accounts article, FISCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR BSA UNITS from the BSA.
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May 5, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast We talk about high adventure, answer email questions on a ‘one man show’ and a bullying incident, and share a great Scoutmaster’s Minute. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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May 12, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast we discuss ‘real’ responsibility, answer email questions about getting folks to lend a hand with a Cub Pack and see if we can help out a new Scoutmaster. All this and your messages in the mailbag!
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May 19, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers In this podcast I am joined by F. Darnell Daley Jr, Author of The Commissioner’s Corner. I am sure you’ll find Darnall’s good cheer and enthusiasm for Scouting inspirational. Here’s Darnall’s website
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May 26, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Listen to a simple, yet significant story of how Scouting works (or how it ought to work). I’ll also answer an email about backpacking, the the whole idea of backpacking is that it’s fun (challenging, yes, but fun). Go out for a mile or two, make it easy, let the Scouts […]
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June 2, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers The Scouting program is like any good camp fire, both require the right materials and right conditions, the x factor is how much patience you have for kindling the fire. Answers to email questions on Scouts and political functions, youth protection, and how many merit badges are a large amount.
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June 9, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What does “youth led” really mean? This week I spend some time answering two email questions that touch on youth leadership, one focuses on responsive leadership (what to do if Scouts aren’t holding up their end of the bargain) and one abut shifting a troop from adult to youth leadership.
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June 16, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers We are at our best as Scouters when we act as guides and use responsive leadership, it’s something we all need to work on, so this week my thoughts about three types of leaders. In answer to an email question I also offer some ideas for what Scouts ought to be […]
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June 23, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Is there a difference between leadership in the outdoors and in other settings? The answer to this question and answers to email questions in this podcast along with your messages in the mailbag.
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June 30, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Parent’s spend a lot of time preparing Scouts for summer camp, but have they prepared themselves? Do parents know what goes on at camp? This week I offer some advice directed at parents (especially of younger Scouts) that will help make the experience for them and their Scouts a positive one. […]
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July 7, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Working with Scouts means dealing with routine behavior problems from time to time, but… While serious misbehavior, at least in my experience, is thankfully rare – we do have to be prepared to resolve it when it occurs. In this podcast I offer my best advice to Scouters who contacted me with about resolving two incidents […]
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July 14, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What kind of an internal standard is the aim of our work? We want our Scouts to form resilient character that they can call on as they move forward in life, we have some ofttimes overlooked opportunities to build an internal standard that will be a valuable asset. I’ll share how you can […]
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July 28, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What kind of an internal standard is the aim of our work? In this podcast I answer email questions about positions of responsibility , leadership and other subjects , plus (of course) your messages in the mailbag! Podcast:
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August 25, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Hello! Back home and lots of catching up to do! I answer emails about signing requirements, Troop Planning, Eagle projects, and advancement. Plus an announcement for those of you interested in going to Kandersteg, Switzerland!
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September 1, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Working with the patrol leaders’s council is a Scoutmaster’s single greatest responsibility… …listen in to a recording of my patrol leader’s council at camp this summer. I answer emails about motivating older Scouts, dealing with interference from parents, and helping define Scout camping for new parents. Join me in Kandersteg next summer! […]
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September 8, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Getting along has more to do with us than others… I get plenty of email from folks who are having problems getting along with their fellow volunteers or Scouts. Is there a simple answer that would resolve most conflicts and difficulties in Scouting? I think there is! Join me in Kandersteg […]
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September 15, 2014 By Clarke Green
Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers What, exactly, is the Patrol Method? Why did our founder emphasize the importance of the patrol method over all else in Scouting? In this week’s podcast I’ll begin a series of four installments that establishes the patrol method as the character school for our Scouts and relate a story about how […]
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September 22, 2014 By Clarke Green
What, exactly, is the Patrol Method? Why did our founder emphasize the importance of the patrol method over all else in Scouting? In this week’s podcast the second of four installments that describes te adult role in applying the patrol method. I also answer an email from a Cub Den Leader and parent who is concerned […]
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September 29, 2014 By Clarke Green
What, exactly, is the Patrol Method? Why did our founder emphasize the importance of the patrol method over all else in Scouting? In this week’s podcast the third of four installments that discusses the typical objections raised when the patrol method is applied. Three different email questions on the theme of focusing on the individual Scout, one […]
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October 6, 2014 By Clarke Green
What, exactly, is the Patrol Method? Why did our founder emphasize the importance of the patrol method over all else in Scouting? In this week’s podcast the fourth of four installments that discusses how basic ideas to practically apply the patrol method. I also answer email questions on how to have Scouts form patrols, how to address bad […]
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October 13, 2014 By Clarke Green
Help! Everyone needs help, right? Most Scouters, at one time or another, find ourselves overwhelmed, discouraged and helpless. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone, and there’s a way out! See if the email answer about getting volunteers to help in this podcast helps you. In addition I’ll offer some advice about how a troop handles Eagle courts of honor, […]
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October 20, 2014 By Clarke Green
Elections, Boards of Review, and Conferences Should a Scout be denied a Scoutmaster’s conference because, horror of horrors, he’s wearing white socks? I hope you know the answer to that already, but in this podcast I answer an email question from a parent whose son is having a problem with getting though a Scoutmaster’s conference […]
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October 27, 2014 By Clarke Green
Reviewing, Retesting, O.A., and Webelos More questions and answers about the Scoutmaster’s conference and our review process. In addition we’ll discuss Webelos woes; how can we get them excited about being in a Scout troop?, encouraging cooperation between Order of the Arrow and the troop when it looks like O.A. responsibilities may be cutting into Scout’s responsibilities […]
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November 3, 2014 By Clarke Green
Campaigning, Conduct, Camping (with Webelos), and Content of troop meetings. Listen to my answer to the question: should we be teaching Scouts conflict resolution? (spoiler- yes and no!) In addition we’ll discuss campaigning for youth leadership elections, what standards apply to Webelos camping with troops, and whether or not merit badge instruction is the right content […]
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November 10, 2014 By Clarke Green
What is the context of Scouting, and why does it matter? The game of Scouting has it’s own set of rules, it’s own playing field, or context. I discuss a couple of common questions that are answered by understanding this context. In addition we’ll discuss conflicts of interest for an Eagle board of review, whether […]
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November 17, 2014 By Clarke Green
Listen to your Scouts… and you’ll hear lots of answers! I discuss listening in this week’s “Scoutmaster in Seven Minutes or Less”. In the email segment of this podcast we answer questions about activities that fulfill more than one requirement, how adults can train youth leaders to provide a good, quality program without taking it over themselves, unit leadership elections, the […]
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November 24, 2014 By Clarke Green
When the Emperor has no new clothes… it’s sort of embarrassing for everyone isn’t it? Listen to my response to those (thankfully few) troops who decide to create their own requirements. Adding to the requirements is as misguided as subtracting from them, and sends a mixed message to the youth we serve. In the email segment […]
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December 1, 2014 By Clarke Green
Another agonized alliteration! In this podcast I answer emails about merit badge classes, patrols cooking their own chow, a Scoutmaster worried about Scouts who change troops, Scouting’s chimeras (or urban legends), and a little troop leadership election chicanery. Hows that for one jam-packed alliterative podcast? Here’s the first chapter of the narrative: A New Scoutmaster. Here’s the […]
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December 8, 2014 By Clarke Green
What’s the difference between demanding compliance and getting voluntary obedience? The answer may have a lot to do with the tone of your voice (literally and figuratively). In this podcast I answer emails about an particular Eagle Scout Board of Review, where it looks like the Eagle Scout candidate may be being set up for an […]
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December 15, 2014 By Clarke Green
Next week is Christmas and the following is new year’s, so for the next two weeks the podcast will be on vacation right along with you as you enjoy the holidays with your friends and family . I’ll return on January 5th with Podcast number 249. You can listen to our archived podcasts here Music on […]
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January 5, 2015 By Clarke Green
So Far, So Good! Lot’s of catching up to do! It’s nice to be back after a two week hiatus! In this podcast I’ll tell you about my new book, So Far, So Good! and answer email questions about how to keep a vision for all age divisions of Scouting, the program changes coming this year, […]
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January 12, 2015 By Clarke Green
This questions starts some pretty dramatic conversations! In this week’s podcast I’ll explain my answer to the question ‘What is an Eagle Scout?’ in Scoutmastership in Seven Minutes or Less and answer two email questions about Eagle Scout advancement. Our role is not safeguarding Eagle from the unworthy, or trying to make it something it isn’t, but understanding […]
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January 19, 2015 By Clarke Green
Once you become a Scouter, what’s next? What five things can you do to make the best of your opportunity as a Scouter? Whether you are just starting out, or have been around for awhile, let’s get the new year off on the right foot by thinking about making the best of our opportunities! This podcast […]
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January 26, 2015 By Clarke Green
What do you think? In this week’s podcast I’ll answer email questions about anxious Scouts, liability insurance, cell phones and whether we should be using merit badge books or unofficial work sheets and workbooks. The Big Three Resources every Scouter should read BSA statement on liability insurance Article on merit badge workbooks and worksheets. Sponsored By […]
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January 26, 2015 By Clarke Green
When a Scout takes on a position of responsibility… … we’ll discuss and agree on a set of shared expectations, and begin what will be an open dialog for their tenure in that position. Reconciling what a Scout did or did not do before a Scoutmaster took on the role is one of the things we’ll […]
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February 9, 2015 By Clarke Green
Behavior problems can be challenging, but… … understanding the basic principles behind addressing difficult behavior helps us resolve them in the best interest of the Scout. I’ll answer an email about bullying and another about concerns over merit badge counselling. Scoutmaster Training Syllabus – see appendices G and H for information on the Scoutmaster Conference […]
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February 16, 2015 By Clarke Green
… you know you’d like to go! Getting a high adventure trip off the ground sounds difficult, but you can make it happen for your Scouts. This week I’ll discuss some of the things you need to do to set up high adventure, and answer email questions about attendance at outings, and advise a new […]
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February 23, 2015 By Clarke Green
What do you think? In this week’s podcast I’ll answer email questions about young Scoutmasters, modifying advancement requirements for Scouts with disabilities, the Alligator River game, Webelos going to Scout events, and a full-year troop program. LINKS Cub Scout Outdoor Program Guidelines Guide to Advancement Alligator River Infographic So Far So Good, a New Scoutmaster’s Story MUSIC […]
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March 2, 2015 By Clarke Green
… if we have youth leading Scouts who do we lead? Find out who the Scoutmaster leads and directs in this podcast as well as answers to questions about merit badges, Webelos wearing sashes, and adult supervision of patrol meetings or activities. Links in this podcast Blue Card Infographic The Big Three Resources every Scouter […]
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March 9, 2015 By Clarke Green
Is it the Council President, commissioner, or Scoutmaster? Nope, listen to find out which volunteers Scouting can’t do without, and to answers to email questions about a new Scoutmaster, Scouts who won’t lead, and new Scout patrols. LINKS Bedwetting and Scouts Kandersteg 2016 MUSIC in this podcast By a Campfire on the Trail Sponsored By […]
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March 16, 2015 By Clarke Green
Can a Scoutmaster save their brains by using their ears? Baden-Powell thought so! In this podcast we’ll explain and discuss the art of Socratic Scouting. I’ll also answer email questions about merit badge blue cards (there’s always a question about them!) and who can or should be conducting Scoutmaster Conferences. LINKS Merit Badge Blue Card Infographic Kandersteg 2016 […]
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March 23, 2015 By Clarke Green
Scouts and paperwork can be like oil and water! In this week’s podcast an update on our 2016 trip to Kandersteg, I’ll answer email questions about handling permission slips (get in touch and tell me how you handle paperwork and deadlines), youth leaders, and avoiding homesickness. LINKS Working with Homesick Scouts Homesickness on podcast 76 Helping Homesick Scouts […]
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March 30, 2015 By Clarke Green
Are you in danger? I know that a title like “troop program death spiral” sounds dramatic, but I got your attention, right? I’ll explain what the dreaded troop program death spiral is and help you avoid it as well as answering email questions about Eagle Scout advancement, Advancement policies instituted by a troop, and “Webelos […]
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April 6, 2015 By Clarke Green
What’s the difference between a patrol and a herd? In this week’s podcast we’ll look at what the founder had to say about the scale of Scouting and I’ll answer email questions about patrols choices and presenting badges. LINKS The Big Three Resources every Scouter should read Music A Boy Scout in Switzerland Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com […]
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April 13, 2015 By Clarke Green
Wilderness First Aid is highly recommended, but when is it required? In this week’s podcast we’ll do our best to tell you when wilderness first aid training is required (although it’s just good common sense too!) , I’ll also answer questions about uniforms, the effective date a Scout earns a rank, and how Venturing Crews use the patrol method. […]
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April 20, 2015 By Clarke Green
This story really explains it all… .. told by a man who ought to know Scouting if anyone does! What must we have to have to call what we do “Scouting”? Must we have an organization? If we understand how Scouting started a century ago we can better understand its relevance today. This podcast is the […]
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April 27, 2015 By Clarke Green
Who was the voice of Scouting? How did a Danish Scout become the voice of Scouting in the United States? He knew the source code! What must we have to have to call what we do “Scouting”? This podcast is the second installment of a great story that ought to inspire us all to think about what […]
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May 4, 2015 By Clarke Green
Where is it? What is it? In this week’s podcast I’ll complete our series on the search for the Scouting “source code”, we’ll find out where it is, who created it, and why. Links in this podcast My.Scouting.Org PDF by Martin Ohrenberg A Troop Revolution Why do Scouts go Camping? Page 9 – The promises […]
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May 11, 2015 By Clarke Green
It’s catch-up time! In this week’s podcast I’ll catch up on email questions concerning approving requirements, relationships between Cub Packs and Troops, moving to a new Troop, unit policy manuals, how Scouts address Scouters, and determining what activities best achieve the aims of Scouting. Links in this podcast The Big Three Resources every Scouter should […]
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May 18, 2015 By Clarke Green
What do the resources say? Who signs rank requirements? It’s up to the unit leader to select and train those who approve advancement, that’s the short answer! Listen for the longer answer and answers to email questions about troop meetings, terms for positions of responsibility, alcohol stoves, and backpack weight. Links in this podcast Going Camping Go Light! (more […]
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June 1, 2015 By Clarke Green
We prepare our Scouts, but how about their parents? How can we help parents make it though the first week of summer camp? Entrusting the full-time care of your child to someone for such a long time, for the first time, can be challenging for parents. In this podcast I offer some ideas you can share […]
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June 8, 2015 By Clarke Green
You may have more in common with Kazik than you first suspect! This podcast is one story that I think you’ll find inspiring and significant; a story of Scout spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. Kazimierz Piechowski, or Kazik, who grew up as a Boy Scout in Tczew on the border of Poland and Germany. When the Nazis invaded […]
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June 15, 2015 By Clarke Green
What does learning to ride a bike have to do with Scouting? Listen to my answer to an email question from a new Scoutmaster to find out, I answer several other questions on this podcast about records, troop size and youth leader accountability. LINKS IN THIS PODCAST Sponsored By ScoutmasterCG.com Backers Get The SCOUTMASTERCG APP Podcast Archive […]
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June 22, 2015 By Clarke Green
There’s always plenty to talk about when it comes to the Eagle Scout! In this week’s podcast I’ll opine (and preach a little) about our Eagle Scout attitudes and answer email questions about troop meeting chaos and an advancement mistake. The important thing to realize is that once a Scout earns Eagle Rank he begins the lifelong process of […]
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June 29, 2015 By Clarke Green
It may not solve all our problems, but it may be a better way of organizing… A couple of weeks ago a listener asked me to help out with a survey on Cub Packs. The answers we received got me thinking about group Scouting and how our organizational structure has some unintended consequences that effect […]
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July 6, 2015 By Clarke Green
I was very fortunate to get to sit and talk a while with Joe Briggs and Alan McConnell from the 91st Dublin Scout Group. The 91st was visiting our Scout camp and touring during the 50th anniversary of the group. Joe is the group leader with 50 years of Scouting experience, and Alan is the group Venture leader. […]
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July 13, 2015 By Clarke Green
In this encore episode I interview author David C. Scott about his book The Scouting Party; a thoroughly researched, unflinching account of the founding and first decade of the BSA focused on the lives of Earnest Thompson Seton, Robert Baden-Powell and Daniel Carter Beard. To my knowledge no one has so thoroughly analyzed the events and personalities involved […]
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July 20, 2015 By Clarke Green
This encore presentation features an interview with the authors of Working the Patrol Method, a Scout leader’s guide to youth leadership training. I think this is the best work on the patrol method since ‘Green Bar’ Bill Hillcourt’s Handbook for Patrol Leaders last published in 1965 or Baden Powell’s Aids to Scoutmastership originally published in 1920. It’s about […]
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July 27, 2015 By Clarke Green
This encore presentation features my interview with ultimate hiker Andrew Skurka. Skurka’s Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide is my new go-to resource for backpacking gear information. The first section of the book asks and answers the questions that many don’t think to ask until they are out on the trail with too much and/or too little gear, blistered feet, and soaking wet […]
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August 3, 2015 By Clarke Green
This encore presentation features an interview with author Mike Malone about his book about what it means to be an Eagle Scout, Four Percent. Mike is an award-winning author and experienced Scouter with an impressive resume of leadership. Four Percent is much more than a simple history of the award – it is a significant contribution to what it means […]
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August 10, 2015 By Clarke Green
Interview with Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live.
Bill McFarland calls in to tell us about his favorite camping trip.
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August 17, 2015 By Clarke Green
This encore presentation features an interview with Kevin Callan, the happy camper, the most famous camping and canoeing expert you’ve never heard of. Kevin is a Canadian, a famous Canadian on Canadian television and radio, he’s a well-known author; a famous canoeist and camper in a country full of canoeists and campers. There’s a whole world of excellent Canadian stuff […]
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August 24, 2015 By Clarke Green
Things can get tricky when you are both a Scouter and the parent of a Scout. In this week’s podcast I’ll answer email questions about occupying the role of parent and Scouter, how small troops work, and what qualifies as service for the ranks of Star and Life. The Big Three Resources every Scouter should read. […]
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August 31, 2015 By Clarke Green
What’s the most important consideration; process or practice? In this week’s podcast I’ll answer email questions about the difference between processes that achieve our aims and practices that we adopt, young Scouts learning the patrol method, parting ways with a difficult volunteer, and how to resolve a behavior problem. Mac Barron’s Catholic in a Small Town […]
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September 7, 2015 By Clarke Green
“Camp is… the real school of the out-of-doors, where all the best in the future man’s character can be brought out and developed” B-P This week’s podcast departs from our usual format (it’s a long holiday weekend!) to explore an idea that could revolutionize the way you approach your work as a Scouter. Dr. Sugutra Mitra […]
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September 14, 2015 By Clarke Green
What do Assistant Scoutmasters do? In this week’s podcast I’ll opine on the reaction to a recent post on a Scouts Duty to God. I’ll also answer email questions on what assistant Scoutmasters do and Webelos dens as Scout patrols. I am an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 637 in Onsted Michigan. As an assistant Scoutmaster I am […]
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September 21, 2015 By Clarke Green
What do we do about outside influences in the lives of our Scouts? To begin with let’s figure out what’s “outside” and what is “inside”? Let’s interpret outside influences on our Scouts as something that is beyond our scope of control and inside influences as something within the scope of our control as Scouters. If […]
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September 28, 2015 By Clarke Green
What are the basic principles behind Scouts taking on positions of responsibility in Scouting? Our procedures are based on something more than policy or practice they have to have a basis in principles, in what makes Scouting what it is. If you understand the basic principles the procedures explain themselves. When we discuss positions of […]
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October 5, 2015 By Clarke Green
When is a group of Scouts a Troop, and when are they a patrol? We begin answering that question by forgetting everything we think we know and building a logical approach, by serving the interests of the individual Scout rather than the interest of an organizational chart. Small troops are going to function a little differently […]
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October 12, 2015 By Clarke Green
Is Scouting a system of measurement? Scouting is more, much, much, more, than a system of measurement, yet it has lots of “yardsticks”. Baden-Powell wrote “Scouting is a game. But sometimes I wonder whether, with all our pamphlets, rules, conferences, and training classes we may not appear to be making of it too serious a […]
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October 19, 2015 By Clarke Green
How do we decide if a Scout is an active Scout? There are very clear directions about how to determine if a Scout is an active Scout in the Guide to Advancement. Why, then, does this cause so many problems? Put on your choir robe and I’ll do a little preaching! Section 4.2.3.1 Active Participation […]
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October 26, 2015 By Clarke Green
Be a champion of goodwill and cooperation! We could solve most of our problems, not only as Scouters but as human beings, if we simply choose goodwill and cooperation. In this podcast I’ll also share how I would resolve a scary, scary, (okay not too scary) dilemma. Dragonfly Pack Available at Amazon (note that the availability […]
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November 2, 2015 By Clarke Green
A lot of our Scouts are subject to many demands on their time… .. and some are under extreme pressure from their parents. What if one of our Scouts wants to quit because they say they have no time for Scouts? Scouting ought to be challenging, but not impossible, nor should it become something stressful […]
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November 9, 2015 By Clarke Green
If you are wondering what to do next, the answer is always “do what Scouts do”. Can it be that simple? Actually, yes! It’s just that simple! When Scouts do things Scouts do they develop character as an after-effect. Don’t get sidetracked by anything else or you may miss powerful experiential opportunities. If we get ourselves caught in the thicket […]
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November 16, 2015 By Clarke Green
Peace Scouting is nothing new, and it’s very simple… In this podcast I’ll share some thoughts about peace Scouting as described in an address Baden-Powell made to what would later become the World Organization of the Scouting movement in Paris in 1922. Your opportunity as a Scouter is a profound one. Take a moment today […]
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November 23, 2015 By Clarke Green
What if you aren’t running the show? Not every Scouter is in a key position to effect change, not every scouter shares your exact understanding of the ‘right’ way to do things, so how do you volunteer cooperatively? The answer isn’t all that complicated, it’s one you likely remind your Scouts of all the time. […]
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November 30, 2015 By Clarke Green
Apples and oranges – I love a good idiom! A lot of us get caught making “apples and oranges” comparisons between our Scouts. It may be useful to remember there are no comparisons in the Scout oath – only personal pronouns; on my honor I will do my best. Scouts are individuals, and we can only […]
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December 7, 2015 By Clarke Green
How do you decide who is right for the job? I think it’s a mistake to select a new Scoutmaster as you would hire an employee with interviews, applications, etc. This is something very, very different. I wouldn’t choose a new Scoutmaster based on knowledge of the outdoors, training, or experience because those are very insignificant aspects of […]
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December 14, 2015 By Clarke Green
Wait just a darn minute, one aim one method, I thought there were more? Well, yes, we commonly hear about multiple aims and methods employed in Scouting, but I think you can reduce them to one each. Understand I am not suggesting we change things, but just presenting a (hopefully) better way of understanding our […]
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January 11, 2016 By Clarke Green
Do I need to get a new Scout Handbook? When do the new handbooks come out? Do we have to get them? When do we start using the new rank requirements, do they apply to every Scout? Answers to these questions and more in this week’s podcast.
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January 18, 2016 By Clarke Green
Are you reactive (like me)? In this podcast I discuss patience and fortitude, two important character traits of successful Scouters. I’ll also answer email questions concerning wearing more than one hat as a volunteer, job descriptions for Scouts, and how much Scouts should be expected to plan. Podcast Notes Doing what Scouts Do Sponsored By […]
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December 21, 2015 By Clarke Green
Please enjoy this encore edition while the podcast is on vacation right along with you as you enjoy the holidays with your friends and family. I’ll be back on January 11th with podcast 298. You can listen to our archived podcasts here Get a copy of “twas our first night out camping” here Music on this week’s encore […]
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December 28, 2015 By Clarke Green
Brick Mason, Scoutmaster, Superhero Please enjoy this encore edition while the podcast is on vacation right along with you as you enjoy the holidays with your friends and family. I’ll be back on January 11th with podcast 298.
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January 4, 2016 By Clarke Green
Brick Mason, Scoutmaster, Superhero Please enjoy this encore edition while the podcast is on vacation right along with you as you enjoy the holidays with your friends and family. I’ll be back on January 11th with podcast 298.
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January 25, 2016 By Clarke Green
What works, what doesn’t and what’s new? The Scoutmaster blog started with it’s first post in October of 2005, just over ten years ago (it’s titled “Why Scouting?”) The first podcast was published on January 25th 2010 – exactly five years ago today. During 300 episodes I’ve been privileged to connect with Scouters all over the world, and […]
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February 1, 2016 By Clarke Green
What’s your vision for Scouting? Have you ever taken the time to really examine your Scouting vision, how you picture where you are headed as a Scouter? When I first became a Scoutmaster my vision was defined by what I knew at the time. The pictures in my head were so powerful, it sounds silly now, but […]
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February 8, 2016 By Clarke Green
How would you answer that question? Sure, we have the Scout law but would you add anything? Find out how one Eagle Scout just about to “age out” answered that question in this week’s podcast. In This Podcast Intro Chris M’s Scout Law Email question about Troop treasurer This podcast is brought to you by […]
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February 16, 2016 By Clarke Green
How do you decide who ends up in what patrol? Patrols are not about managing Scouts, they are not an artificial construct. If you look at patrols from the perspective of your Scouts there’s the only thing that’s actually important – and that’s what we’ll talk about on this podcast. The real secret is that you don’t […]
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February 22, 2016 By Clarke Green
What do you know about Scouting’s founder? February 22nd is founder’s day, the birthday of Scouting’s founder, born in 1857, 159 years ago, in Paddington, London, England World Thinking Day is celebrated annually on 22 February by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world. It is a day when they think about their fellow […]
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February 29, 2016 By Clarke Green
What Did John Thurman say to Patrol leaders? Richard Francis “John” Thurman (4 April 1911 – April 1985) became the third Camp Chief at Gilwell Park in 1943 and ably developed Gilwell Park and leader training for 26 years. Author of 15 books on Scouting He made a considerable impact on World Scouting and his […]
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March 7, 2016 By Clarke Green
It’s all about asking the right question… When it comes to Scouts planning activities there are two major threads of observations I hear about: They don’t plan at all, they are incapable OR they plan the same things over and over. People contact me asking what new ideas for activities I may have because they […]
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March 14, 2016 By Clarke Green
I am not thinking about the nature of Scouting activities… When Scouting is happening, when it’s really popping and sizzling along, Scouts are doing things that few, if any of their peers are doing. I am not thinking about the nature of their activities, that’s something we’ve discussed many times before, what I am thinking about […]
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March 21, 2016 By Clarke Green
What should Scout parents do if a child want’s to quit Scouts?… This is the first of three podcasts about Scout parents. Just about every child will reach some impasse along the way that will make them reluctant or downright adamant about participating. What Scout parents do next is important. It’s more than likely that this is going to […]
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March 28, 2016 By Clarke Green
The single most important thing a Scout parents need to know is … This is the second of three podcasts about Scout parents. Scouting is not simply another activity on the schedule, it is a process. Once Scout parents understand the process they become allies, until they do we can find ourselves working at cross purposes. In Scouts […]
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April 4, 2016 By Clarke Green
We work with our Scouts as they come to us…. I’ll discuss two different parent-related issues in this third (and final) in a series of podcasts about Scout parents – First we’ll acknowledge getting parents to understand the way advancement works can be a big challenge. I’ve worked with many parents who I would consider […]
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April 11, 2016 By Clarke Green
What constitutes a night of Scout camping? You’ll find the qualifier “under the auspices of Scouting” or something similar in advancement requirements that describe nights of camping. What, exactly, does this mean? I’ll give you my best answer to this and other email questions that we’ll discuss in this podcast. You don’t want to miss […]
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April 18, 2016 By Clarke Green
How about your Scouts? How about their parents? This podcast features advice for Scouters attending summer camp and parents who are staying home. I’ll discuss ten things that will make life at summer camp smooth sailing for you and your Scouts, and also share some things parents can do to prepare their Scouts and themselves for […]
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April 25, 2016 By Clarke Green
Have you seen the first volume of the Troop Leader Guidebook? Join Walter Underwood and myself as we review the first volume of the Troop Leader Guidebook. Like Walter I accumulated a collection of Scoutmaster Handbooks. From the very first edition to the last they were uniformly mediocre at best. Both Walter and I agree that the most useful offical guide to […]
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May 2, 2016 By Clarke Green
Lots of answers that you may find useful! It’s been a little while since I answered some email questions, so this is catch-up week. Listen as I talk about several different questions listeners have sent in over the past couple of moths, no doubt you have experienced something similar before, or may encounter these issues […]
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May 9, 2016 By Clarke Green
I want to share a great source for developing your skills! Outdoor leadership is different. What works at a Troop meeting or in the boardroom does not always translate well on a week-long backpacking or canoeing trip. Scouting offers great administrative training and valuable supplemental training in outdoor skills and safety. What we don’t have is a comprehensive training […]
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May 16, 2016 By Clarke Green
What has a Mesoamerican Step Pyramid got to do with this? Today I want to talk about leadership, but I want to see if I can get you to come along with me and really examine what this means in Scouting. Leadership in Scouting is based on discovery. I have (what I hope is a great) analogy […]
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May 23, 2016 By Clarke Green
What is the ninth method of Scouting? Author Mark Ray begins the second volume of the Troop Leader Guidebook with these words; Back when you first attended Scout leader training, you learned that Boy Scouting has eight methods: adult association, advancement, ideals, leadership development, outdoors, patrol method, personal growth, and uniform. Now that you’re a seasoned leader, however, you realize […]
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May 30, 2016 By Clarke Green
No 11-year-old boy joins Scouting to get his character developed… … and few boys join to attend troop meetings, wear the Scout uniform, or sit before boards of review. Instead, they sign up for fun and adventure. Last month Walter Underwood joined me on podcast 313 to review the first volume of the Troop Leader Guidebook. We got […]
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June 6, 2016 By Clarke Green
Are Scoutmaster’s Conferences a retest? Can assistant Scoutmasters do them? This week we’ll catch up on listener email by answering these questions and more. When it comes to Scoutmaster conferences they are explained unambiguously in teh Guide to Advancement, so none of this is a matter of opinion or a difference in style, it is very clearly delineated […]
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June 13, 2016 By Clarke Green
Scouting needs gardeners more than managers or officers. Scouting isn’t the science of management or military discipline, it’s much more like a garden. Gardeners prepare the ground, plant the seed, keep the weeds away, make sure there is plenty of water and sunshine and step back. Scouting is just like that. We know our Scouts need […]
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June 20, 2016 By Clarke Green
21 boys boarded a boat in Poole Harbor… … they had no way of knowing they were pioneering a movement for millions of young people around the world. Several lived well into old age to vividly recount their experiences decades later. Scouting’s pathways are now worn by travel, but each new Scout today has a “Brownsea […]
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June 27, 2016 By Clarke Green
Scouting is something Scouts do for themselves … … rather than a program of activities presented for them. This week I’ll discuss the way Scouts should be engaged in leading one another, in making decisions affecting what they do and how it is done. Our ideal responsive leadership role as a barely perceptible influence empowering […]
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July 11, 2016 By Clarke Green
Scout camp is a privilege, an opportunity, and an obligation. We get just so many great good places in life, and one of my favorites is our Scout camp. The history, names, stories and traditions are specific to our camp, but they share common threads with every Scout camp. This week I’ll share some snapshots of a […]
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July 19, 2016 By Clarke Green
In an often pessimistic world Scouting’s future is inherently optimistic. Scouting is greater than a hedge against the perilous future, or a return to a storied past. We typically associate the future with technological advances. While technology will have a big role in shaping our future there are, perhaps, greater factors to consider. Scouting is a transformative journey following a guiding […]
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August 22, 2016 By Clarke Green
I hope you had a great summer… The picture for this week’s podcast is one of my favorite campsites on Proulx lake in Ontario Canada’s Algonquin Provincial Park. We took twenty people in three crews this year and had a great time. I am glad to be back, and this week I’ll answer some of the email […]
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August 29, 2016 By Clarke Green
My son was frustrated, decided to change troops, and was elected senior patrol leader in his new troop. The Scoutmaster is a man of good intentions but with a commanding presence. Over time he has taken to leading himself because it’s easier and less messy. The Scouts in this troop would like to have more say, and implement the patrol method […]
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November 1, 2016 By Clarke Green
Thank you for your patience and support… … over the past several weeks I’ve been away. I’ll explain the situation in the introduction to this week’s podcast. In addition I’ll spend some time addressing two major questions raised by a recent email question, can Scouters discipline Scouts for incidents outside of Scouting? Can Scouters hold Scouts […]
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November 7, 2016 By Clarke Green
If things aren’t moving along the problem may be obvious… .. like our understanding of the relationship between the program, advancement, and positions of responsibility. The Scouting program is there, ready to go, but it can’t go on it’s own can it? It’s all words in books, it does not have muscles or lungs, or a […]
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November 14, 2016 By Clarke Green
There’s always more questions about merit badges… … then I have useful answers because the vast majority of problems with merit badges are structural rather than procedural. But I hate missing an opportunity for a good, old fashioned rant. Listen in while I climb on my soapbox and opine about what I think the problem […]
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November 21, 2016 By Clarke Green
A Scoutmaster is not… … the boss of a company and youth leadership are not employees we discipline or hire and fire. A Scoutmaster is not a commanding officer and Scouts are not soldiers who can be disciplined for “conduct unbecoming” a Scout, so let’s get that foolish idea out of our heads as well. In this podcast […]
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November 28, 2016 By Clarke Green
We aren’t working to control the conduct of young people. We have a greater challenge; to form their character as defined in the Scout oath and law. Are the Scouting ideals in the Scout oath and law a code of conduct? Is it an ideology? Is it a religious text? No, it is none of these things. […]
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December 5, 2016 By Clarke Green
It is our responsibility to assure there’s a shared expectation… … and our Scouts understand them. Scout aged children are not going to interpret gentle reminders, they’d prefer to have to have things clearly spelled out. They are literalists, they don’t take hints. You can be direct without being unpleasant. There has to be continual engagement and […]
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January 16, 2017 By Clarke Green
How well do Parents understand Scouting? Should we expect them to? Most of us didn’t understand it either for our first two or three laps around the track. There’s an understanding that comes with having things explained, and an understanding that comes from experience – two entirely different things. This week I’ll discuss how authentic Scouting provides […]
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January 23, 2017 By Clarke Green
I have had plenty of Scouts seize the opportunity to be cold, wet, and miserable… … but that usually only happens once or twice, then they learn not to be cold and miserable. When it’s raining they have the opportunity to take your word for it and be prepared, or to learn by experience. I do tell parents that […]
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January 30, 2017 By Clarke Green
I am often asked … “How do I get my troop’s adult volunteers to use the patrol method?” I’ll answer that question with a one sentence Scouter job description. Over the past decade of writing the blog at Scoutmastercg.com I’ve been looking for a one sentence definition of Scouting. Something we can tell ourselves that focuses us […]
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February 6, 2017 By Clarke Green
We ended up drawing a kind of dividing line … … between adult and Scout responsibilities, and it has a lot to do with Scouts and money. In this podcast, in answer to a listener’s question, I’ll discuss how we decided who would be responsible for Scouts and money. I do think there’s some return in […]
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February 13, 2017 By Clarke Green
This should be fun! This week there’s no deep dive into policies, no procedural advice or philosophizing, just a conversation with two of my old Eagle Scouts who headed out for a hike last week. Bucky Kellorg and Wade Bastian join me from their “zero day” about fifty miles into a 2000 mile quest to reach the […]
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February 27, 2017 By Clarke Green
Service Rank Requirements are one thing… .. but helping other people at all times is a key concept we hope to build into our Scouts lives. To make that happen we have to look beyond the requirements. Scouts discovering what service means, and the service they perform, are both vitally important building blocks in the […]
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March 6, 2017 By Clarke Green
Another visit with two Eagle Scouts on the Appalachian Trail … We visit, once again, with Bucky Kellorg and Wade Bastian as they make their way north along the Appalachian Trail. We’ll see how things are going , talk about gear, and see if they have trail names yet. The picture above, Wade on the left […]
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March 13, 2017 By Clarke Green
Telling has limited usefulness in developing youth leadership … … asking is what really gets things moving along. This week I’ll explain how to ask questions in exchange for offering advice or telling Scouts how to do things. This is a powerful tool to get them doing the kind of thinking that fosters leadership development. If you are looking […]
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March 20, 2017 By Clarke Green
There are two ways of recruiting Scouts that actually work … … and I’ve have tried just about everything, special meetings, special trips, flyers, etc. None of those things has ever netted us one single new Scout. Over the years I have found two simple, relatively easy and effective methods for recruiting Scouts – listen in to find […]
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March 27, 2017 By Clarke Green
Scout advancement questions are often easy to answer … … if you simply take things at face value. It’s actually all pretty easy to understand. Problems arise when Scouters don’t challenge their own assumptions after they have read the requirements or directions and policies in the Guide to Advancement. This week I’ll answer three Scout advancement questions you’ve emailed […]
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April 3, 2017 By Clarke Green
Personal schedules are just one of the things that affect a Scout patrol … … and we can’t do things as if it were 10 years ago, much less 100. One of our challenges as Scouters (and human beings) is adapting to change while maintaining our goals and principles. It’s not impossible, but it can be hard […]
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April 10, 2017 By Clarke Green
We encourage active Scouts a number of ways … … but at the heart of the matter there’s only two things that make a difference, and I’ll discuss those two key points in this week’s podcast. The same things that make active Scouts can help us increase activity at roundtables and other functions like courts of honor. […]
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April 24, 2017 By Clarke Green
Another visit with our favorite through hikers … … from a third of the way through their quest to complete the 2000 mile Appalachian Trail. Wade “Nutshoe” Bastain, Bucky “No Name, Buckminster” Kellorg, and their fellow Eagle Scout and hiking companion “Bear” join us from southern Virginia to relate their latest adventures along the Appalachian trail. […]
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May 1, 2017 By Clarke Green
You’ve used an iterative process before … … whether you know it or not. Iteration means trying something out in a slightly or wholly different way if it does not succeed when first tried. I have some email questions to answer this week and one got me thinking about iteration. Scouting is an iterative process, […]
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May 8, 2017 By Clarke Green
If the Scouts are leading themselves who is leading the Scout leaders? This week I’ll field a couple of email questions that ask the question “who leads the Scout leaders?” Scouting is a team sport, while we all work to build consensus it’s not a democracy. It is, as BP said, “a jolly game” that depends […]
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May 15, 2017 By Clarke Green
Should we ask Scouts to sign “leadership contracts”? A couple of decades ago I tried Scout contracts, it was a mistake. I guess at the time that I would teach my Scouts a thing or two and demand that that sign a Scout contract before they took on a role of responsibility. Of course they signed […]
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May 22, 2017 By Clarke Green
Who “owns” the pack, troop or crew? Scouting Charters are held by a chartering organization owns all of the assets of a Scout unit. As for whether or not they will dictate how the money is spent; the chartered organization is responsible to make sure finances are administered properly. In practice most chartered organizations do […]
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June 5, 2017 By Clarke Green
Some Scouting problems are just nettlesome… … they aren’t discipline problems, or particularly disruptive, just nettlesome, irritating, like stinging nettles. Everyone thinks it’s the Scoutmaster’s responsibility to fix nettlesome Scouting problems, truth is it isn’t, at least not directly. Most Scouters run into a situation like this, it bothers them, and then they create a rule […]
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September 18, 2017 By Clarke Green
Hey! I’m still here, are you? My summer break stretched into the fall a little! Spend some time catching up with me in this briefer edition of the podcast, lots to talk about! We had a great trip to Kandersteg International Scout Center in Switzerland, the troop had a great week at summer camp and […]
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September 25, 2017 By Clarke Green
I’ll be brief, well, kind of… … join me as I talk about two key ideas for Scouters I hope you find helpful . This podcast condenses into one talk the answers I wrote to several common email questions I had this summer. I want to share two key ideas I have talked about many […]
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October 9, 2017 By Clarke Green
Should gender define Scouting? This week I want to discuss responses to a post I published last week about gender in Scouting: Girls in the BSA. The post garnered lot’s of responses both for and against the idea of the BSA becoming a co-ed organization, and I’ll discuss some of the objections in this podcast. […]
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November 13, 2017 By Clarke Green
What do I do now? A Scout misbehaves, makes a mistake, or even consciously does something wrong, and things spin out of control, now what? If you hang around long enough your Scouts misbehave, and you’ll will be confronted by this sort of incident, so what is your plan? I’ll discuss an incident shared with […]
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November 20, 2017 By Clarke Green
Expertise and experience are overrated Scouts need Scouters with energy and vision more than Scouters with expertise and experience. Scouts don’t care what you know, they respond to who you are. In this podcast I answer three email questions. The first (begins at [1:05]) comes from a new Scouter contemplating becoming a Scoutmaster, but is […]
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November 27, 2017 By Clarke Green
Kevin Callan is here, it’s time to go winter camping! Canada’s Happy Camper, our friend Kevin Callan, author of the new Complete Guide to Winter Camping joins us on this podcast with his welcoming way of sharing his knowledge of the woods in winter. You’ll see right away how Kevin has earned the name “happy […]
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December 4, 2017 By Clarke Green
Scout advancement is not adults judging Scouts… … it’s Scouts meeting requirements with the support of adult volunteers – in Scout advancement we are all on the same side. We did not write the requirements. We don’t personally embroider patches to present to them. It’s tiresome and self-defeating to devise our own hoops for Scouts […]
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December 11, 2017 By Clarke Green
Imagine two Scout troops, troop A and troop B. Both troops have “average” Scouts (whatever that means) who do what average Scouts do. Both have a well defined procedural approach to discipline and misbehavior. Troop A publishes a guide that defines the rules, how they are enforced, and penalties for breaking them. Troop B has […]
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December 18, 2017 By Clarke Green
Thank you for being a Scouter! Today I have a short story to share (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) I first read on Podcast 248 to wish readers and listeners happy holidays. The story includes Scouters in neckerchiefs, silence imploring, settling ourselves for a long winter’s snoring. Next week is Christmas and the following is new […]
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January 29, 2018 By Clarke Green
We’ve heard this before, right? Baden-Powell employed the “Scouting is a game” analogy long before anyone else, and it is the best analogy I’ve found for explaining the wonderfully complex, intriguing, idea that is Scouting. We have to be careful because analogies break down at some point. While Scouting is a game in many ways, it’s […]
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February 5, 2018 By Clarke Green
Thinking of Scouters as coaches … … can help us understand our role in the game. These are just analogies – we aren’t actually coaches, and Scouting isn’t actually a game. Analogies are not exact copies, they only resemble what they represent. What a Scouter does may be similar to coaching, but Scouters hold an unique role in […]
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February 13, 2018 By Clarke Green
Thinking of Scouts as players … … fills out the analogy of Scouting as a game. Players volunteer to participate in the game. The most important volunteers in Scouting have more power and influence than the highest official. Without their participation, Scouting would come to a complete halt. They bring endless energy, resources, and real […]
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February 27, 2018 By Clarke Green
Some aspects of the Scouting game look like flaws… … but they are features we must not alter. Games restrict or constrain play through rules, the laws of physics, or human limitations and Scouting is no exception. We Scouters often expend lot of effort trying to fix things that don’t need to be fixed, or […]
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March 5, 2018 By Clarke Green
What’s the difference between Patrol system and Patrol method? I have never found any actual difference between those terms in Scouting literature, but I will share acouple of thoughts to differentiate between patrol system and patrol method in a way you may find helpful. Over the next three podcasts we’ll continue our foundations series by […]
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March 12, 2018 By Clarke Green
How does Scout advancement achieve the main aim of Scouting? Todays talk about advancement continues our foundations series. I’ve written extensively in detail about many aspects of Scout advancement, but this is different. In this podcast I ask how Scout advancement fits into the overall game of Scouting. You’ll hear me read from Baden-Powell’s Aids […]
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March 19, 2018 By Clarke Green
Why is Scouting designed around youth leadership? Most Scouters think a youth led troop is the brass ring of Scouting. What exactly do we mean when we talk about youth leadership? There’s much confusion and misunderstanding of this than nearly any other aspect of Scouting. Our perspective is often narrowly focused on things that aren’t […]
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March 26, 2018 By Clarke Green
Scouting discipline is constructive… … because it builds character through applying the Scout oath and law. When we think of discipline we often think of systems of rules and punishments. These things are more familiar to our Scouts than open-ended situation where they follow principles. Asking them to judge themselves rather than issuing judgments may be […]
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April 12, 2018 By Clarke Green
Email questions! I’ll answer email questions concerning patrols and planning in this week’s podcast. I think what most of us want is patrols with long storied histories, stable membership, and high functioning Scouts. It’s my suspicion these kinds of patrols only exist in the pages of handbook. I had a dog eared copy the 1940’s […]
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April 16, 2018 By Clarke Green
Working with older Scouts between the ages of 14-18 … … is both challenging and rewarding. What interests keep them involved? Simply turning up the ‘wow’ factor doesn’t do much to keep them engaged, because they are looking for much more than fun. Respecting and understanding what older Scouts need takes patient observation and an open dialogue. […]
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April 23, 2018 By Clarke Green
Webelos dens as patrols and more older Scout issues … Catching up on email questions this week I’ll talk about Webelos dens working the patrol method and discuss the causes of at least some older Scout problems. (If you listen very carefully you may detect a rant this week). Over thirty years ago I had […]
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April 30, 2018 By Clarke Green
When thinking about Eagle Scout advancement … .. we ought to ask “what is an Eagle Scout?” rather than “who deserves to be an Eagle Scout?” The answer to the question “who deserves to be an Eagle Scout?” is easy; any Scout who completes the requirements. That’s it. No more and no less. There’s no […]
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May 7, 2018 By Clarke Green
Create shared expectations and you’ll have a happy troop. In this week’s podcast I answer an email question about a behavior problem. A problem that would never happen if those involved shared expectations. Ask Scouts to analyze their behavior in light of the Scout oath and law. Listen carefully, ask questions, listen more, share your […]
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September 11, 2018 By Clarke Green
I get lots of email questions about… … troop conflicts. It may be volunteers arguing with each other, parents arguing with Scouters, volunteers arguing with Scouts, they all have a common thread, and most have a common answer. I also offer my simple advice for welcoming girls into troops, so simple you may not like […]