Parents,
I am writing you again regarding the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge for two reasons.
One, I asked for "... a fully typed page..." from each Scout in my first e-mail, for each class meeting. Every meeting would still require a written "document" but would I accept 3/4 or 1/2 a typewritten page? Yes, I would.
Two, for parents with a boy who has different developmental needs from the norm, we need to tailor their study. Maybe in the presentation of material and expectations. I don't really know, as I am not a teacher. So please inform me if there are different learning needs for your child and provide your suggestions for making the class a success for your son. I believe every boy can take and succeed at this merit badge.
Tony Scott
From: Tony Scott <tony__scott@sbcglobal.net>
To: Troop 29 Google <troop29rocklin@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 12:43 PM
Subject: Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge Class
Parents,
I will be leading the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge class for Scouts who are First Class or above in rank. This is one of the Eagle required merit badges. Look for the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge class in the fall after Citizenship in the Nation is completed.
The days and time will be three Sundays from 2 - 3:30 p.m. And, since there is one requirement that calls for visits to the State Capitol and a National Historic Landmark, we'll need to do one Saturday class for 3 - 4 hours. This Saturday time allotment would be for the two visits and an on-site discussion afterwards (transporting yourself would be additional time).
The Sundays are: September 18th and October 16th and 23rd. The Saturday class is September 24th. The hour of the Saturday class hasn't been determined. I'd like to include a docent led tour, so I have to look into when they're available for our size group.
There also we be at least one individual meeting of your Scout and me, the counselor. I'd like to do these at our Thursday Troop meetings, but we'll have to see how that goes. If it's not possible to do at the weekly meetings, please remember we'll have to come up with an additional time slot - additional to the ones specified above.
Every meeting will require that each Scout does some research and writing beforehand. You can determine whether it be the internet or library research. I ask that the written work be typed, and you review it before it is submitted (for spelling, grammar, cogency and the Scout's inclusion of their individual thoughts/comments/conclusions). I am asking for a minimum amount of writing - a fully typed page is the expectation for each class session. There's a lot to research and discuss in this merit badge.
Please see http://www.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Citizenship_in_the_Nation.pdf for the merit badge notebook/publication. And let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Tony Scott
916-660-3857
