Assistant Scoutmaster Hans Schantz joins us to discuss ways to better teach, educate, and manage children and teens. We discuss:
-Hans' experience and background with the Scouts
-the history of the Scouts
-the founder, Robert Baden-Powell
-the Patrol Method
-how Scouting is structured and how it works
-successes Hans has seen with Scouts
-the connection between Baden-Powell and Maria Montessori (just a mention; more info in show notes, below)
-how schools, homeschoolers, parents, organizations could use principles of Scouting and The Patrol Method


About Hans: Hans G. Schantz is a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and science fiction writer. Principal Scientist at Geeks and Nerds Corporation, he was formerly a co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of the Q-Track Corporation, and co-inventor of the company's near-field precision indoor location systems. A theoretical physicist by training, he wrote the book The Art and Science of Ultrawideband Antennas. More recently, he branched out into science fiction, authoring the Amazon top-ten alternate history science fiction techno-thriller, The Hidden Truth. Hans lives in Huntsville, Alabama. His wife Barbara, inventor of the Baby Dipper Bowl, looks after the couple's two sets of twins.

You can contact Dr. Schantz at https://amzn.to/33CcKS5


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Show notes :
1. Boy Scouts
i. https://www.scouting.org
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America

2. Venturing
i. https://www.scouting.org/programs/venturing/
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturing

3. Sea Scouts
i. https://seascout.org
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Scout

4. Cub Scouts
i. https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub_Scout

5. Girl Scouts
i. https://www.girlscouts.org
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Scouts_of_the_USA

6. Robert Baden-Powell
i. https://www.scout.org/node/52292/introduction
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Baden-Powell,_1st_Baron_Baden-Powell
iii. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Stephenson-Smyth-Baden-Powell-1st-Baron-Baden-Powell

7. Montessori and Baden-Powell
i. http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/download/scouting/montessori/mariaenrobert.pdf
ii. https://www.montessori.school.nz/blog-capital-montessori-parenting-early-childhood-education/2016/10/27/learning-with-the-senses
iii. http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Ar-Bo/Baden-Powell-Robert-1857-1941.html
iv. https://infed.org/robert-baden-powell-as-an-educational-innovator/

8. Scout badge
https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/202/flashcards/2332202/jpg/firstclass1354490989303.jpg

9. Eagle Scout
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Scout_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)

10. "Notable recipients" of the Eagle Scout rank
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eagle_Scouts

11. The Patrol Method
i. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/09/05/patrol-method/
ii. https://bsatroop883.com/about-scouting/the-patrol-method-explained/
iii. http://www.whitestag.org/patrol_method/
iv. http://www.ncacbsa.org/colonial/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/02/The-Patrol-Method-_-Dos-and-Don_ts-NovemberRT1.pdf
v. https://scoutmastercg.com/the-patrol-method-in-practice-what-the-patrol-does/

12. Aids to Scouting: For N.-C.Os. & Men by Sir Robert Baden-Powell
https://www.amazon.com/Aids-Scouting-Sir-Robert-Baden-Powell/dp/1535281502/

13. Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell
i. https://www.amazon.com/Scouting-Boys-Original-Dover-Editions/dp/0486457192/
ii. https://www.amazon.com/Scouting-Boys-1908-Version-Legacy/dp/1643890603/

14. Boy Scouts Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Scouts-Handbook-First-Americana/dp/0486439917/
https://www.amazon.com/Scouts-First-Handbook-Boys-Legacy/dp/1643890085/

15. Girl Scouts Handbook: The Original 1913 Edition by W. J. Hoxie
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Scouts-Handbook-Original-1913/dp/1631583522/

16. Boy Scouts Handbook (2021 edition)
i. https://www.scoutshop.org/scouts-bsa-handbook-14th-edition-655930.html
ii. https://www.amazon.com/Scouts-BSA-Handbook-14th-Edition/dp/B084JG9PQ2/

17. Trail Life USA
i. https://www.traillifeusa.com
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_Life_USA

18. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025748/

19. The Scarlet Pimpernel, the flower
i. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/791928-Lysimachia-arvensis
ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagallis_arvensis


Picture and bio courtesy Hans Schantz.