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  1. Not all packs are like that. Ours leans more toward the middle, however I am the Weblos 1 den leader this year and I expect my cubs scouts to do the work. That said, how old is your son? Our boys are tired of cubs and are going to do Weblos 1 and 2 in one year and bridge to Boy Scouts. They will be old enough, and are ready for more serious scouting.

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  2. My childhood friend and homeschooling buddy wrote some great field trip journals this summer. They are fantastic and have been really well received by the local homeschooling community. Cathy Duffy posted a review about them!! We have been using them, and they are fantastic. Just wanted to share, in case anyone is in the market for field trip journals... You can buy them on her website, or on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Laena-West/e/B074JMNM7B/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

     

     

    http://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/science/general-science-resources/field-trip-journals

     

    "Field trips are a great idea, but sometimes we have trouble making sure our children actually learn something. Laena West’s Field Trip Journals help to solve that problem...."

  3. I have 2 boys in college. One lives at home, one does not. We do not give either of them spending money. The both have jobs and work 20ish hours a week to pay for their own expenses. When I went to parent orientation with my oldest, they actually suggested that all of the students have a job. They said it was good for them, and statistically, kids who work part time jobs have better grades. I thought that was interesting.

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  4. Boy Scout Eagle projects aren't so much about the project. They are designed to give the boy leadership skills. He needs to plan, fill out paperwork, find the money, work with the organization on their needs, and direct a workforce. They're looking for evidence that the boy learned *leadership* skills, not that they created something that will last forever. I've seen some really amazing and complicated Eagle projects and some that seem pretty easy, but I've rarely seen one where the boy didn't learn some useful leadership skills.

     

    YES!!! It's not so much about the project as it the amount of effort, planning  etc.. that it takes to get to the actual project. My son's Eagle project took a ridiculous amount of hours to plan, compared to the amount of work it took to actually execute the plan. The leadership skills he gained were invaluable. 

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  5. I have a non mathy kiddo. She's taking a Geometry class, but there's not enough homework for her to keep up her skills IMO. I was thinking about adding in The Key to Geometry series to her workload. But when I looked at the sample pages, it was a lot of drawing lines, circles etc... Has anyone used it? Does it get harder?

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