Thread: Do You Teach? and How?

Originally Posted by 96firephoenix

honestly, as an Eagle Scout, my advice is to get him into Boy Scouts. If you get involved, it will give him a way to kind of compete with his peers (trust me, we raced to see who got the merit badges done fastest and/or best), and a way to have something to show off for dad. Trust me, if you let him get involved with Scouts and you don't at least show interest, it will be heartbreaking. It was for me, because my mom was more interested in Scouts than my dad was, and before I started working on my Eagle Project, I could count on fingers the number of times that he came to BS events.

If he's interested in cars, maybe make that as an incentive to work towards his Eagle Rank. He will appreciate both more if you do that.

Skills he will learn if he becomes an Eagle Scout:
orienteering, swimming, knot-tying, life-saving, camping, shooting, carving (sort of), cooking, planning meals, personal time management, personal health management, he'll learn a code of ethics... there's a buttload of others.

I know it sounds trite, but not a day goes by that I don't use a skill I learned in Boy Scouts.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

One of the most important lessons you failed to mention: How to be a good person and good man. It seems to me that has lost some value in some circles but IMHO it is as important as ever. Boy Scouts is a great way for any boy to learn.

Oh, my Mother insisted that I learn to cook, sew and do my own wash. I thank her for that every time I see her.