Today was a fun and interesting day. Friends from Virgina were in and we made a little GS troop and took a trip. We are notorious for this, we always find stuff to do as a troop when we are together. Today was no different. you see, today we took a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you've never been I recommend it, lots of really neat stuff to see and read. Of course we had the obligatory scavenger hunt... Do you know which president Les Paul played for? Or how much Joplin paid for her porche? These girls do!! They even got the patch to prove it!! Ok so part of the reason that we decided to go the to rock hall was to finish the Ohio Badge and IPP for the girls but for the most part they did have fun.
The best part though was afterwards at the park. We ate lunch there and then went for a walk on the rocks and took pictures. lots of fun!
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
I just have to vent!!
ok so I'm at a little fair/fund raiser at the park today. There's a few girls from a local troop volunteering. I see one have a Bronze pin on so I ask what she did for her project... this is the conversation...
me "what did you do for your project"
girl #1 "ummm"
girl #2 (now she doesn't have a pin on) " We make some books for a day care center."
me "umm Ok."
girl #2 "ya, we had to do like 5 hours of community service for it, but I have more then that."
me "Really? The girls in my troop have over 30 hours each and still aren't done with their project."
girl #2 "I haven't finished mine yet..."
me "so your going into the 6th grade? Have you bridged yet?"
girl #1 (finally finds her voice) "No we're going into 5th grade."
me "Wow! you finished your project in less then a year?"
both girls "ummm"
I finally just walk away. Little man was done with is art project that the girls were helping him with. I never did see any leader type person there.
I know, I know the Bronze is done when the Leader says it's done, but really, how can you justify giving the pin to a girl or girls that #1 can't tell you what they did and #2 didn't even know the requirements for the pin and #3 got it done in less then a year??? NO WAY!!
My girls have been working on it for 2 years now and will be done before Oct. 1 which is when they will officially be cadettes thanks to the new allignment of levels (Not a gripe, just really glad we'll get it done before bridging!!)
And don't get me started on the fact that these girls vests weren't even put together right!! I know that I harp on this with all the troops I help with (including day camp) but really, if you are going to volunteer as a Girl Scout then you had better make sure that your uniform is correct!!!!
me "what did you do for your project"
girl #1 "ummm"
girl #2 (now she doesn't have a pin on) " We make some books for a day care center."
me "umm Ok."
girl #2 "ya, we had to do like 5 hours of community service for it, but I have more then that."
me "Really? The girls in my troop have over 30 hours each and still aren't done with their project."
girl #2 "I haven't finished mine yet..."
me "so your going into the 6th grade? Have you bridged yet?"
girl #1 (finally finds her voice) "No we're going into 5th grade."
me "Wow! you finished your project in less then a year?"
both girls "ummm"
I finally just walk away. Little man was done with is art project that the girls were helping him with. I never did see any leader type person there.
I know, I know the Bronze is done when the Leader says it's done, but really, how can you justify giving the pin to a girl or girls that #1 can't tell you what they did and #2 didn't even know the requirements for the pin and #3 got it done in less then a year??? NO WAY!!
My girls have been working on it for 2 years now and will be done before Oct. 1 which is when they will officially be cadettes thanks to the new allignment of levels (Not a gripe, just really glad we'll get it done before bridging!!)
And don't get me started on the fact that these girls vests weren't even put together right!! I know that I harp on this with all the troops I help with (including day camp) but really, if you are going to volunteer as a Girl Scout then you had better make sure that your uniform is correct!!!!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Scouting
I've been reading lately. Ya I do that a lot. I've been talking to people too. Something else I do a lot. But the subject is a relatively new one for me since it's a "new" subject in general. It's about the scouting program and the coming changes.
It all started about 3 or 4 years ago when I first heard we were going to be changing things in how we ran the troop or badges they could earn or whatever. Back then national came out with Studio 2B. It was new and different and it held some girls in that would have left the movement. Similar to when they started with the Brownie try-its or the Daisy movement or even the Daisy petals. ALL of these changes were to help INCLUDE others to get more girls involved and stay involved in scouts.
I read somewhere that people think the asterik next to God in the GS promise is negative. It's not... It was done with the intent to include girls of religions that were not Christian in the orginaization... the word God can be filled with Yawah, Allah, or Father. The orginizaion may have been founded by a Christian but like our country it isn't religion. It's what's so great about scouting... you can get to know people from ALL walks or life and ALL religious backgrounds. But I digress...
Scouting has always strived to stay with the times in that it wants to keep girls active, involved, stimulated, and educated. Looking back on all the changes that have taken place just since I was a Brownie and I can see why each and every one of the changes happened, and I can see that they were for the better of the orginization.
Did some people complain... maybe... but I'm really trying not to be one of them. Do I have questions on these new changes? Yes, of course I do, it affects my troop(s) and the better I understand it the better I can explain it to the girls and the better the program will be.
I guess what I'm saying is that this... GS is for the girls, it's here to help them learn and grow and lead.
It all started about 3 or 4 years ago when I first heard we were going to be changing things in how we ran the troop or badges they could earn or whatever. Back then national came out with Studio 2B. It was new and different and it held some girls in that would have left the movement. Similar to when they started with the Brownie try-its or the Daisy movement or even the Daisy petals. ALL of these changes were to help INCLUDE others to get more girls involved and stay involved in scouts.
I read somewhere that people think the asterik next to God in the GS promise is negative. It's not... It was done with the intent to include girls of religions that were not Christian in the orginaization... the word God can be filled with Yawah, Allah, or Father. The orginizaion may have been founded by a Christian but like our country it isn't religion. It's what's so great about scouting... you can get to know people from ALL walks or life and ALL religious backgrounds. But I digress...
Scouting has always strived to stay with the times in that it wants to keep girls active, involved, stimulated, and educated. Looking back on all the changes that have taken place just since I was a Brownie and I can see why each and every one of the changes happened, and I can see that they were for the better of the orginization.
Did some people complain... maybe... but I'm really trying not to be one of them. Do I have questions on these new changes? Yes, of course I do, it affects my troop(s) and the better I understand it the better I can explain it to the girls and the better the program will be.
I guess what I'm saying is that this... GS is for the girls, it's here to help them learn and grow and lead.
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