To teach a badge I'd better know a bit more than the student, or how to adjust to learning on the fly.
So I asked the Scouting bot cutely named Scoutly, how to connect a Scout to a counselor.
How does a unit leader approve a Scout to start a Merit badge?
The answer imagined only a blue card universe with signed paper forms. Odd for a new piece of code to go way back. Maybe there's more data pre-Scoutbook digital workflow.
Scoutly:A unit leader approves a Scout to start a Merit Badge by: 1. Providing the Scout with a Merit Badge counselor's name who specializes in the badge's subject 2. Giving the Scout a signed Application for Merit Badge form 3. Encouraging the Scout to contact the counselor to discuss the badge requirements
I "refined" the query to add "in Scoutbook" as we used to add "in ___" jokingly.
How does a unit leader approve a Scout to start a Merit badge in Scoutbook?
And waited. Minutes of 3 waving dots. The session reset so I asked the same question with a quicker reply.
The answer was: reply hazy try again style non-answer.
Scoutly:In Scoutbook, the process for a unit leader to approve a Scout starting a Merit Badge typically involves: 1. The Scout discusses their interest in a specific Merit Badge with the unit leader 2. The unit leader helps connect the Scout with an appropriate Merit Badge counselor 3. The Scout obtains a signed Application for Merit Badge 4. The counselor works with the Scout to explain requirements and begin the process While the exact Scoutbook digital approval process isn't detailed in the available information, the key is communication between the Scout, unit leader, and Merit Badge counselor.
Differently wrong.
And yet another diff on the tell me three times it is true:
While the specific Scoutbook approval process isn't detailed, here's the typical Merit Badge approval process:
. The Scout discusses their interest in a specific Merit Badge with their unit leader
. The Scout reviews the requirements for the Merit Badge
. The unit leader provides the name of a qualified Merit Badge counselor
. The Scout obtains a signed Application for Merit Badge from the unit leader
For the exact Scoutbook digital approval process, I recommend contacting your local Scouting America council or checking the Scoutbook help resources directly.
When I went to the Google search page with the same query it knew more about Scoutbook than Scouting's app, for now at least.
Pictures or it didn't happen. Really.
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| First contact--blue card |
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| Revision 2, waiting |
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| Revision 2, still waiting |
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| Waiting |
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| A different answer |
The first 2 answers had numbered segments while the third, with the same question as the 2nd, shows bullet points. Sure, why not.
"Check the Scoutbook help resources directly."
Dude, give me a link. How hard is it to show that?
