Edward Christiansen wrote: > Most of the time, I have found that parents will be more apt to be involved > if they see their kids doing something. *See I don't see that as the responsibility of Commander.. Doing things- requires planning and that means time and effort! Outpost Council and Parents should work the phones to help the Adult leaders scout out successfull camps trips and events.. and *willingly provide transportation and funding! Commanders job is to be ready to greet new Rangers and remain availible for counciling and advancement opportunities, training and general politics<G> When you have parents *push kids in the door and they run to the mall.. "it's nice they get some time away from junior- but how do they yeild to serve the outpost in direct support of their son?" Commander- even *SuperCommander cannot do it all and should not! "Shared responsibility is the way" > I always kept the parents involved > in the advancements. Every week I'd let them know what their boys were doing > and what requirements they had passed. Then, when events came along, they > were more likely to participate. > > White BUffalo > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > One of the things that differentiate Boy Scouts and Rangers is that parental > > involvement in Scouts starts when the boys are very young as cub scouts. > > Parents are not just asked to participate, it is a REQUIREMENT. As a parent > > you sign up as to what kind of support YOU will provide in the pack, be it > > transportation, crafts, snacks, merit counselor etc....or else your boy > > doesn't participate. > > > > It is therefore not such a surprise when your boy becomes a Boy Scout that you > > as a parent are called upon to assist in some way. The expectation as a parent > > is that if you want your boy to succeed in the program, you must also be > > involved, either as a merit counselor, troop committee member, fund raiser, > > adult leader, etc. > > > > However somehow in the Ranger ministry/program, the mind-set of alot parents > > is that "THE CHURCH" will provide the leaders, the snacks, implement the > > program, provide transportation etc. and often what happens is a small handful > > of adults ends up running the program until they are totally burned out. How > > many Outposts REQUIRE parental involvement? I have been involved in 2 Outposts > > now where I hardly EVER see the parents. - any thoughts? > > Cdr Jen > _______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ��ࡱ�
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