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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once upon a long long time ago, there was a badge
program. As a child I participated in said program. It had to be in
the late 80s, early 90s, but I remember it quite clearly. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marion inghean ui Ruanadha</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mka Brandy </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=littledragon0861@gmail.com
href="mailto:littledragon0861@gmail.com">Judie Willey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org">Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,
Inc.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ansteorra@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra@ansteorra.org">Ansteorra List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 22, 2006 9:46 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra] Cookies and
merit badges</DIV>
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<DIV>Ahh good I was waiting for someone to bring up the Children before I put
in my 2 shekels worth...</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I think the merit badge idea is good for the children's
ministry...</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Over the many years ( 25 +) I have been in the SCA and having raised
4 kids in the Society I have been waiting for this to finally come
about.</DIV>
<DIV>You would always hear rumors about a "badge program" for the kids
but then nothing wold ever come of it. All too often our Youth who are not
interested in Boffers are left out and forgotten about...or they are fobbed
off with coloring books and crayons , until they become teens and
develope their own interests in "period" arts or sciences. I feel that it is
this reason that so many drop away from the SCA once they are of an age where
their parents cant force them to go to events. </DIV>
<DIV>I have seen this happen in my former Kingdom all too often as well as
having had the personal experience with seeing my neice and nephew turn away
from the SCA to the point of actually despising the group.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I personally feel that the badge program is an essentialthing if we are
to keep our youth interested in the SCA...after all without them what will we
have in the future when we are too old to play anymore. I would encourage
...nay beg ...all of you for not only your support of the program, but to
find your nearest MOC and offer your services in teaching classes for these
badges. I also feel that somehow children raised in the SCA ( even the ones
who grow away from it) if they are taught the courtesies tend to bring
those courtesies and values with them to real life and treat others with
a bit more respect. Mind you I can say the same for kids raised in
Scouts for the most part. They are just taught to treat people right. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>OK now I will get off my soapbox.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I do agree that their are many out there who only do an activity for the
honours and recognition they will recieve for said activity. I know of a Baron
and Baroness ( again in my former Kingdom) who only wanted the position for
the title, power and the gifts they expect to receive... and who so much as
said that the big reason for doing it was because of all the cool things
people will give them . This particular couple not only was arrogent
enough to begin referring to themselves as Baron and Baroness several months
before the actually were invested...but to also set up a page on the Baronial
website with their likes and dislikes and "wishes" for what they should be
gifted with as though they are Royals stepping up to the throne. I have also
heard individuals complain how they havent been recognized for this or that
award when seeing either their art or their fighting and attitude I could see
why they wouldnt be recognized. ( again not in Ansteorra) </DIV>
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<DIV>We as people not necessarily just in the SCA crave that recogition
and want those Attaboys...even when we dont deserve them. For many of us a
simple Thank You is enough...and then when we do receive something bigger for
our efforts it becomes that much more special to us. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Again I apologize for not only being long winded...but if I came across
as preachy:)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>YIS</DIV>
<DIV>Rebbe Hadassah Sarai bas Yossi</DIV>
<DIV>MoC Steppes<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 5/21/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jean Paul
de Sens</B> <<A
href="mailto:jeanpauldesens@gmail.com">jeanpauldesens@gmail.com</A>>
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<DIV>Due to the long drive home this afternoon, Gilyan and I landed upon the
subject of "cookies and merit badges" and wondered at the negative
connotation associated with such things. So we're
wondering:<BR><BR>What's wrong with merit badges? What about the
system is offensive and/or wrong? <BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=sg><BR>Jean Paul<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR>P.S., please try to keep the "I like chocolate chip" responses to a
minimum as I'm genuinely curious about this
question.<BR><BR> </DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra
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clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Rebbe Hadassah Sarai bas Yossi<BR>MoC Barony of Steppes
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