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It's worth noting that BSA has STEM programs / badges, as do other national Scouting organizations elsewhere (e.g. Scouts Canada). So if it helps motivate this
by candu 9y ago
It's worth noting that BSA has STEM programs / badges, as do other national Scouting organizations elsewhere (e.g. Scouts Canada). So if it helps motivate this, it's really just extending availability of an existing program. (Also, STEM activities are largely craft-y, just not in the traditional "arts and crafts" sense).
As a Scout up in Canada, I vastly prefer the non-gender-segregated approach Scouts Canada takes. They've even openly welcomed LGBTQ members for some time now [1].
[1] http://www.scouts.ca/ca/frequently-asked-questions http://www.scouts.ca/ca/frequently-asked-questions
- nsgi 9y ago> They've even openly welcomed LGBTQ members for some time now [1]. It would be pretty shocking if they didn't in this day and age.
- John23832 9y agoI guess the BSA are pretty shocking then...
- philh 9y agoIt looks like the BSA accepts LGBTQ members (or at least GBTQ) as of recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies#Position_on_gender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membersh...
- John23832 9y agoThey have, however, been openly hostile to GBTQ scout leaders by allowing religious chartered organizations to revoke scout leadership on the grounds of sexuality. https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/dont-clap-just-yet-boy-scouts https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/dont-clap-just-yet-bo...
- cr0sh 9y ago...and completely forget anything BSA if you don't believe in some sort of religion-based supreme being, and are open about it (at minimum at the national level - local level varies, but in general is pretty hostile to the idea of atheism as well).