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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son just got his Eagle Scout and I wish my DD could gave had the opportunity to...but timing is too late for her.  Anyway...part boy scouts was always "boy lead'. You seem very organized etc...but I hope you will let the troop form it own identify in terms activities and focus. Maybe meeting with community leaders is great....or a total turn off.  Our kid leadership meets once a month to plan as they wish with adults only offering guidance.  Reading your description seemed really different from the scouting I know.[/quote]

Mom of 2 Eagle Scouts here. I couldn't agree with you more pp. We were lucky to end up in a troop that was boy led. It has been a constant struggle to stop parents from taking over. Having a kid led troop will be the most important characteristic to look for in a troop. The boys ran everything with adults watching. Yes, that meant they never left for a camping trip on time and there were times they were short on food etc. Nothing ever happened to endanger the kids. The adults did step in the few times there were discipline issues and safety issues. It was wonderful to see the young kids grow and become great leaders. Letting the kids run things and make mistakes is the most valuable thing you can do and I don't see any other activity that allows kids to do this. They learned so many skills.

I was so envious when I saw what they got to do and the contrast to what my girl scout experience was. We did crafts and stayed indoors at all times. [/quote]

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