tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post7047955050953939434..comments2023-09-27T07:42:18.141-07:00Comments on Rebel Without A Pew: Sunday School and Girl ScoutsKaren Sapiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01952041607368514856noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-71429493857827032992008-03-19T17:24:00.000-07:002008-03-19T17:24:00.000-07:00I applaud you for making a difficult choice. Paren...I applaud you for making a difficult choice. Parents need to decide what is really important and not just say yes to everything that comes along. Family dinners need to be on that list too! I agree with Sunday School too. I would add that I can't get parents to volunteer to teach and their number one excuse, "I don't know the Bible well enough!" Isn't that sad, a 35 year old won't teach a 5 year old, and worse isn't doing anything to know the Bible better!sanctifyingsarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079695570374409705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-52813689446340417772008-03-18T13:57:00.000-07:002008-03-18T13:57:00.000-07:00I grew up in the girl scouts and for the most part...I grew up in the girl scouts and for the most part it was one of the best formational parts of my childhood & adolescence. I hit one troop leader who was prissy but that was a bad and single year. The parts of me that get involved in volunteer work and enjoys camping came from Girl Scouts. The troop leader I had in Junior High was a huge and importantly solid counter-weight to some of the chaos that was going on at home. <BR/><BR/>But these are different times in so many ways. I started a daisy troop for my eldest daughter but became distracted with politics not too long later and well... its hard to run a troop when going door to door.Anitrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926105392907460814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-31758824225051659922008-03-17T12:56:00.000-07:002008-03-17T12:56:00.000-07:00Very interesting parallel.My dd did Brownies and J...Very interesting parallel.<BR/><BR/>My dd did Brownies and Juniors and one year of Cadettes, and I did what seemed like endless trainings to be certified to lead huge groups of girls on campouts, when my idea of a good time is a fairly solitary wilderness spot sans games, crafts, sans pots and pans, sans crowds. Oddly enough, dd's troop was based in her Montessori school and the other leaders, one of whom was a Montessori the-sky-will-fall-if-we-ever-engage-in-competitive-behavior teacher, became absolutely obsessed with badges. Neither dd nor I could stand that part -- I wonder if she even remembers all the time we put in.<BR/><BR/>I was always glad about the Thin Mints, though.Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-24563247353320843382008-03-17T08:39:00.000-07:002008-03-17T08:39:00.000-07:00I moved a lot as a child so I had a couple years o...I moved a lot as a child so I had a couple years of Brownies and then a year or so of GS a little later. Although my parents weren't churchgoers I did go to Sunday School of one kind or another from 2nd grade on. I think one of the problems now is that there are so many other "extracurriculars" and people tend to think of Sunday School as just another one...not to mention the ones that cause conflicts, such as Sunday morning soccer matches. With my own kids I may have erred on the side of too little extra activities, but they seem to have turned out OK. And we never had a problem with Sunday School.I'd advise parents to revisit the activities their kids are involved in each year.Auntie Knickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854138665883068803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-45135692978689294212008-03-14T14:14:00.000-07:002008-03-14T14:14:00.000-07:00Verry interesting analogy. I think you have someth...Verry interesting analogy. I think you have something here. We, too, let Girl Scouts ride. Part of the reason was the pressure for cookie sales which was insane in our area for some reason. Another was that, frankly, I didn't want to be a leader because I was organizing children's choir at church, teaching Sunday School etc etc.<BR/><BR/>I didn't have much background in scouting, either. My sister, on the other hand, was in a great troup with a wonderful leader. The girls stayed together through high school and gave each other wedding showers after college. Maybe if my experience had been like hers I would have made it a priority for my two girls.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-50569279822890886872008-03-14T12:19:00.000-07:002008-03-14T12:19:00.000-07:00WOW. That is an intersting take on it.I know this...WOW. That is an intersting take on it.<BR/><BR/>I know this about Brownies and Girl Scouts. I never was one. My daughter was. She had the most awesome leader. She learned valuable life skills. She got to travel.<BR/><BR/>I am so glad that she got to do those things. Otherwise, I could not have been able to afford some of the things that she was exposed to.Princess of Everything (and then some)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389182962616830610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12659679.post-57601814312234092852008-03-14T11:51:00.000-07:002008-03-14T11:51:00.000-07:00I share the twinges of guilt with you as I look at...I share the twinges of guilt with you as I look at my son's life. We're not doing baseball this year because of an extraordinarily hideous teacher. Scouts were never even a choice because the troop leader at school only invited the Asian boys, after her friends were signed up.(long story).<BR/><BR/>Sunday school almost went that way, like you said, for the same reason. Fortunately our church has made improvements and they actually teach from the Bible at least once a month.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785984092226524603noreply@blogger.com