The modern scout

We begin this month with looking at an element around scouting today.

The Modern Cub or Scout isn't immune from trends in modern society such as the prevalence of the SmartPhone with many owning one and in all fairness it can be seen as useful whereas in our day it was the Red Call Box and Local Post Office we'd use if we needed to get a message through away from home.

Time was when we all carried spare change to put in it to make a call and how to get the caller to accept the charge if not.

Today there are much less call boxes and even less post offices in small towns and villages  so being proficient in using one can be seen as a useful Communications Skill.

What matters in all youth organizations is that excess use is strongly discouraged especially when it comes to gaming and social media and they are put away as required to get on with say Scouting without distractions and encourage greater self reliance.