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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, this thread is making me sad.  I have very found memories of scouting, even into high school.  My family didn't do a lot of outdoorsy things, and GS was the only opportunity I had to go camping, hiking, etc.  I agree that it was awesome to have the focus on life skills (automotive, carpentry) that I just didn't have the opportunity to learn elsewhere.  I have two daughters, and have been looking forward to getting them involved with GS too (the oldest is four).  Sad to know that it has changed so much.

Do leaders have the freedom to make it more "outdoorsy"?  I don't know a whole lot about how much control leaders have with the individual troop activities.  I had mentally planned to get involved and maybe actually be a troop leader when my youngest is old enough to join.[/quote]

Yes, leaders have a lot of freedom, but the point of this woman's letter to the Board of Directors has been to explain how much things have changed in the official programming.   People have been complaining louder and louder for the past 5 years ever since the official program changed.   Whole badge books were lost in favor of these Journeys which no one likes.   Experienced leaders have been told "Change is Hard" etc etc.   In the letter she describes what many people have felt to be true -- the old guard, experienced Girl Scouts, have been pushed out to try to make this new program work.  They are desperately trying to create new "Pathways" so girls can still be scouts without actually having to have leaders and troops -- because the weak link in all these new plans is that if leaders find the program difficult and uninspiring to the girls, we won't continue to volunteer.   We aren't paid employees.  GSUSA is trying to force this program on us for some reason.
   IT ISN'T WORKING.

Those of us who Love Girl Scouts are sad that the Scouting we loved and remembered isn't really part of the program anymore.   Yes, you can try to make it work despite the fact that they have made it very difficult.   OR, we could follow some of the very sensible suggestions in this letter and turn things around, officially.   That's what I'm hoping for!
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