The point would be that: Royal Rangers used to be about membership in a group, that held promise for individual character development.
When I was a Ranger... *I had something to learn, something to prove and something to share. That became a learning ground for me to advance in school and on the job. *If you are going to the effort to keep track of advancement are you also sending home progress reports? *In the troop.. we would talk with a underperforming boy and then his parents in a "Board of review" The extream option would be to offer them a $1 bill to transfer to a Troop better suited for the boys positive growth. D- --- Ken Komoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, Duane, you assume that simply being present in the class is > sufficient to earn the award. It ain't. Bible Study pages need to be > completed, merit worksheets need to be completed, the actual skills need > to > be signed off. I have several boys who have been to every class and > have > never bothered to do the work involved to earn the awards. Net result: > when merits and patches are awarded, they don't get them. Encouragement > > and one-on-one hasn't helped. They simply don't care about the > awards. However, they've missed very few campouts and they have all the > > campskills and Bible knowledge I've ever taught. > > So I guess I miss your point. What was it? > > At 11:35 AM 9/3/2003 -0700, Ace Numer- Uno wrote: > > >Just a clanging bell to say that *Teaching Ranger material > >like a course of classwork is redundent to the notion of "scouting" > > > >Yes it may be effective, and erase any mental prep work<G> > > > >But it also shoots individual achievement and the associated "Honor" > >of personal effort in the foot. In the troop we attend.. a boy who > >attends the meetings and campouts may *never make rank or rate. > > > >He might be asked why he isn't interested in advancement.. But he > >never is given a bribe or cut a break on his duty. The weekly meeting > >is often crazy or disorganized. Getting a handbook signed is hard > >to do.. unless you get it done by your personal effort. > > > >How does teaching a Royal Ranger sunday school lesson promote the gold > >points? > > > >How does holding a lecture/reading class relate to "earning" anything? > > > >Later in the life of every American Citizen... > > > >*Do we advance in life by attending classes, or by enguageing in the > >struggle with all our talents? > > > >-=A=- > > > >--- Andy Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If it holds to Rich's original concept back in 1998, when he > introduced > > > it to us at the All Commanders Conference in NCN, It's definitely > > > designed to let boys jump in on the subject the Outpost is currently > > > working on, so that the Commander doesn't have to continually switch > > > gears and back track when new boys join in. The boys who miss one > > > particular subject will just catch that subject on the next trip > around > > > the circle. > > > > > > Parson > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > > Behalf Of Ken Komoto > > > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:24 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [RR] New program ? > > > > > > They work on exactly the same lesson as the rest of the boys. But > > > instead > > > of earning the Ram badge when done, they will earn the Antelope. > What > > > you > > > earn each quarter is based upon what you already have, not upon a > > > specific > > > lesson. > > > > > > At least, that's the way it appears to have been designed. I'm not > sure > > > > > > how all that works in practice because of the way the material is > > > organized. It appears to be badge specific on a quarter by quarter > > > basis, > > > which is not how it was originally explained... I'm seeing the same > > > thing > > > in the Discovery Ranger material... > > > > > > At 01:52 PM 8/29/2003 -0400, CmdrPier wrote: > > > >We started Rangers Kids this Spring. I recall the program is to be > > > >circular - a boy can jump in at any point and keep up with the > group. > > > > > > > >Now, we have a bunch of boys who have earned the first rank, Cougar > I > > > think. > > > >When we reconvene this fall, what do the new boys start on as the > older > > > >group from last year will be working on the next rung of the > ladder? > > > > > > > >Confused in PA > > > >Kelvin > > > > > > > > > > > >_______ > > > > > > > > > > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > > > > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > Kenneth Komoto, Commander mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Adventure Rangers Outpost 193 Phone: (530)752-7197 > > > Southpointe Christian Center Fax : (530)752-0329 > > > Sacramento, Ca 95828 > > > > > > _______ > > > > > > > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > > > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > > > > > > > > _______ > > > > > > > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > > > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > > > > >===== > >*High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. > >--------------********+********-------------------- > >Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, > >of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, > >and both in the .....cause! > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! 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