My family was Scout family. We were told by our leaders
that Scout Groups should be organized from natural play
groups in the neighborhood and to meet in one another's
homes. This worked pretty well except the jewish children
would not speak up when we celebrated Christmas and other
holidays and parents got upset when we sang Christmas Carols. Communication is important from the parents because
leaders want their Scouts to be compatible and to learn to
get along.
The group began to fall apart at age 13 when the boys
began to feel that Scouts was "baby stuff". Our boys grew up to be well educated professioals and polite to others and with outdoor skills they would not have had without Scouts.
More effort needs to be made to get along, among the
parents as well as the boys.
More effort needs to be made to get along, among the
parents as well as the boys. >>
We do get along. There are many mixed race/religion/ethnic group troops around especially in metropolitan areas.