Cub Scouts Teaches Valuable Lessons No Tiger is given his stripes, he must first earn them. All little boys who want to become Boy Scouts of America begin as Tigers, in a program called Cub Scouts. The Cub Scouting adventure presents endless personal and life lessons for little boys to begin understanding and implementing as they embark on the much larger adventure of becoming young men. Tigers are not alone in their efforts to learn new life principles, as they will rise through the ranks in the comradery of their fellow den-mates and pack-mates, learning and growing together toward further Scouting achievements. Scouting adventures are also designed to involve families in helping to teach their sons the values they need to become the adult …show more content…
Cub Scouts learn these lessons by believing and living by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. The Scout Oath states: on my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; and to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Standing beside the Scout Oath is the Scout Law, which states: a Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. These promises instill early acknowledgements that the boys follow throughout their lives, from Scouting, to their place and responsibilities in the world around them. The most important lesson young Tigers learn as they begin their trail in Scouting is the Cub Scout Motto, do your best. This motto is a guiding principle and a rule for living, teaching young Tigers to always try their hardest, wherever they are. Learning the true meaning of the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Cub Scout Motto are the stripes the boys earn to call themselves Tigers. As always in Scouting, the boys are not alone in their trail of achievement. To advance individually from Cub Scouts, to becoming official Boy Scouts of America, the boys must learn to accomplish goals as a whole …show more content…
Tigers begin their adventure in Cub Scouts with a parent partner, called their Akela, as a title of guidance, and a symbol of wisdom, authority, and leadership. This beginning partnership of parent and child produces the supportive teamwork needed to encourage a Scout’s full potential throughout his Scouting journey, and encourage the understanding needed to utilize what is being learned. Although parents are not required to be full-time partners after the boys move on from their Tiger rank, the further development of these close relationships never ceases because Scouting principles are reinforced wherever the boys go in their lives. From active family inclusion, young Scouts learn new roles and responsibilities within their family as a group, while receiving prideful recognition of their growth and achievements. Families are also a part of Pack meetings of every rank as a way to involve family units in learning activities that present new ways to interact with each other. The Cub Scout principles of family synergy will go on to be implemented in a Scout’s adulthood as strong, responsible members of society. The family-focused nature of Cub Scouts helps the boys realize that, although they will advance to do more on their own, the strength and support of family will always be the reinforcement behind
Congratulations on your Eagle Scout! It takes a supportive and involved family to achieve that rank. Cole and I park cars at LSU home games and have met a few people from other troops, but so far, you are the first person we have met from Troop 65. Some adult men that I respect are Eagles and give their Boy Scout experience high praise for many life lessons. Hopefully, scouting will "balance" out Cole's life experience of being raised by women and give him practical life skills.
The way and rate that people mature at can be directly attributed to the values and beliefs of the society that surrounds an individual. It is undeniable that society’s perspective on many controversial issues will generally be adopted by the younger generations in a given society. Moreover, the exposure to significant events, coupled with the major influence of family members, can have an enormous impact on how an individual matures. Additionally, family members greatly help each other develop into moral adults by instilling in each other values that will ultimately determine an individual’s character. In Harper Lee’s timeless classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, the constant reiteration of Atticus Finch’s values, in conjunction with the exposure to significant events, assist in Jem and Scout’s maturation into virtuous adolescents.
As young girl with big dreams I imagined my senior year of high school to be one of the best years of my life. I imagined going to homecoming with all of my friends, being the captain of the varsity soccer and cheerleading teams, going to Friday night football games, going to Prom with my perfect date, and going on a senior trip with all of my best friends. I never imagined my senior year to be the way that it is. I am the new kid.
Through the development of Scout’s relationship with Arthur Radley, Scout develops and becomes more empathetic. Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, is her most consistent role model and used by Lee as the moral compass. Atticus is a firm believer in teaching by example, and his respect of his children is such that he treats them almost as adults, emphasised in the line ‘he played with us, read with us, and treated us with courteous detachment’ pg. 6. This refusal to shelter Scout from the harsh realities of life in Maycomb allows her to learn from experience. The strong moral guidance offered by Atticus allows Scout not only to learn from experience, but also to develop her personal integrity. Atticus exemplifies his strong beliefs, as illustrated when he says ‘Shoot
Imagine just two young kids maturing within a matter of years. Imagine that same two kids, experiencing or understanding things that they aren’t meant to at a young age. Jem and Scout were just like that. They have experienced many things that they shouldn’t have at their age. Scout on the other hand, seems to be the one maturing the most. Throughout this whole essay, you will learn about Jem and Scout’s attributes, personality, and how alike or different they are from each other.
Childhood experiences tend to stay within a person 's life, including the ones that have taught you something as valuable as courage. For me, such experience that taught me how to be courageous, as I am presently, took place when I was about the age of 8. I was traveling with my family from one continent to another to reach our desired destination: America. Before, I had lived in the same city for as long as I remembered and knew everyone around me. I knew my whole village in and out like it was at the back of my hand and was comfortable in whatever corner I went. So as one could imagine, a hometown girl, who hasn’t been exposed to any other areas besides her birthplace, planted in an immense airport, in New York City, wouldn’t result pleasantly. When we were waiting for our
While it seems like the boys are managing just fine and that they are doing what we would hope boys in their situation would do in electing leadership and scouting for anythi...
in other places of life. Scout learns that the greatest courage can be found in a situation
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. This award is looked very highly of in the Scouting program and also in modern society. To earn the rank I had to complete the other five ranks, Earn 21 merit badges, Plan, and give leadership to a service project. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. And Successfully complete an Eagle Scout
Andy grew up as a military child and he assures, “Being in a military family I can appreciate the veterans and their families more.” (Moore) Military children recognize the importance of sacrificial service that their parent committed. This ensures parents that raising a child in the military can help develop an appreciative, respectful, and prideful child by experiencing and interacting within the military lifestyle. The military provides a strong structure or values and traits that promote a healthy development of characteristics for
Stories are a big part of the human race. From conceptualizing the birth of our race to nagging our parents to tell bedtime stories, our life is nothing but a series of stories. It is in human nature to narrate significant incidents of our lives to others. Storytelling as a method has been progressively used by various companies as a tool to connect with their employees and customers. It helps to build a bridge of loyalty, longevity, mutual trust and understanding and connection. Storytelling helps to get that instant personal connect. Stories are significant because they are inherent to human experience. By stories we pass on our accumulated wisdom, beliefs and values to the future generations.
“The path of development is a journey of discovery that is clear only in retrospect, and it’s rarely a straight line” (Kennedy-Moore & Lowenthal, 2011). Because development happens this way, it can have many implications for teachers. There are multiple factors and processes that contribute to the variability of individual development of children, however, these differences can be overcome and teachers can give every child the support they need to achieve. Factors specific to the middle childhood years include vocabulary development, differing temperaments, development of attention, fine motor coordination, gross motor skills development and concrete operational development, including conservation, classification and seriation. Although they can create some disorder, these factors should not significantly hinder a child’s education, but teachers should adjust their lesson plans to accommodate all kinds of abilities, including physical abilities.
Life is full of lessons. The lessons you learn adjust and fit your character and who you are. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, the characters of Jem and Scout are young, and have to figure life as they go. Jem and Scout witness and live through life lessons. They learn these lessons from others around them. Some lessons come from their town itself, while others come from people. Their father, Atticus, teaches them a lot about life and the right and wrong. Jem and Scout learn what it means to have empathy, courage, persistence and personal integrity. Also, the Mockingbirds themselves adjust and appoint life lessons.
Childhood is a time when significant events can and will leave impressions on oneself. It is not out of the ordinary that a large event will at least somewhat shape the mind of a child whether they realize it or not. One event that may have altered me somewhat was when I had to move from my old abode of Baileyton, Tennessee to Morristown to live with my grandparents. This was the result of my mother’s eventual passing after a losing battle with Cancer. Experiencing the “real world” so early may have changed how I think about and come to certain conclusions. I do not think this change in my life was necessarily a negative one, as I got to experience a lot of new things that I may have never had the chance to do. Sure, I had to grow up a bit earlier than your usual child, but I also probably reached a stage of maturity before most.
Adolescent DevelopmentHave you ever wondered why people act the way they do, or have the interests that they do? Have you ever wondered how or why someone, maybe even yourself, has picked the career choice or life path? Have you ever been in a situation where you have said to yourself, “Wow what I just said sounds exactly like my mom or dad.”? There are many theories as to why you might have these questions or experiences, and most have to do with the process of growing up, or adolescent development. Some of the theories that will be explored throughout this piece will be nature/nurture, continuous/discontinuous development, and early/late experience and the interplay between them that occurs during this process. Nature vs. NurtureThe question