From: Dan Kurtenbach (danielkurtenbach@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 08:29:40 CDT
Mike Meehahan wrote: "[T]hat they would be presented when we returned
to the home airport was discussed at SEVERAL adult training sessions in
the year before the trek. It shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone."
In this scenario, that did not happen. This was a surprise to the
advisor. But what is really surprising is that such a "policy" was not
previously challenged.
Mike continued: "The council contingent leader is held responsible for
everyone's behavior in the group. (Doesn't someone have to be?)"
Yes. First, the individual him/herself. Second, the other members of
the Crew. Third, the Crew Chief. Fourth, the Crew Advisor. Fifth, the
parents. Rarely should there be an instance where the council
contingent leader is involved in dealing with a behavior problem of a
youth in a crew. He is responsible for coordinating the travel and
administrative arrangements for the contingent, making final health and
safety determinations on the trips to and from Philmont, serving as a
"replacement" adult for a crew if that should become necessary during
the trek, and serving as Advisor to the crew Advisors. He or she should
be far removed from crew operations and issues with individual youth
participants.
But for purposes of this discussion, is withholding the Philmont
Arrowhead award an appropriate method for eliciting good behavior or
dealing with bad behavior unconnected to the Philmont trek itself?
Mike continued: "The leaders running the contingents for NCAC have been
doing it for a number of years and have learned some lessons the hard
way."
Assuming there is a similar background for this scenario, the question
is, did they learn the right lessons?
Dan Kurtenbach
Fairfax, VA
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