A caller, Sir Achilles, gave a heartfelt, specific testimonial about Scouts: his son initially had no interest in sports, reluctantly joined Cub Scouts, and ended up an Eagle Scout; his daughter is close behind. One concrete detail worth keeping: after his son attended a week-long National Youth Leadership Training program in 8th grade, he came home and said he wanted straight A’s the next year — and got them, for two years running, after previously earning C’s and D’s. The caller’s framing was simple: the program has been around for a hundred years, it’s well thought out, and it gave his family camping trips and structure they wouldn’t have otherwise organized themselves. One of the hosts, also an Eagle Scout, agreed it’s a genuinely transformative program for a lot of kids.
[Party Line Show #2 1:12:21]
