“I have no idea on God's green earth why they needed to make the Achievements for the Bear rank so much more confusing than they were for the previous ranks. Overall, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of rhyme or reason for the achievements. For example, it would make better educational sense for a particular skill or topic to be introduced at the Tiger level (which would make sense since the Tiger program is all about discovery), then take the same topic and go a bit more in depth as a Wolf (the boys are a year older and have a year of Scouts, so they're able to handle more), then deeper and more in depth still at the Bear level, culminating with the Activity Badges at the Webelos level. It doesn't seem to really work that way though. There are a fair amount of repeat activities, Character Connections that really don't seem to get deeper or more involved as the boys get older, and in several cases, completely different topics addressed at each level.
That being said, I'm not volunteering to align the Cub Scout curriculum, so I'll take it as it is. Overall, I can't really say anything bad or good about this book. It's the Bear Handbook. That's what it is. And, for lack of a better phrase, it is what it is.”
Steve W wrote this review Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
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