A society
is said to be developed after the well proportioned development of infrastructures
such as; education, health, transport, communication, water resource,
electricity, skilled manpower etc. A country sets its plans and policies as per
its Physical, Geographical, Social, Economic, and Historical configuration. The
strategy may differ from one country to another, but there is one similarity; the
requirement of dedicated, supportive, autonomous, and responsible citizen. It
would be cent percent true to say Rover Scouting is complementary to the formal
education for shaping youth as the desired citizen. For instance, an engineer
may acquire related knowledge through formal education. But he can think of
serving mankind beyond himself in a
civilized way only after rovering during youth stage; the stage in which he is
tempted to forget his responsibilities and duties for the sake of his
instantaneous pleasure. Are
we trying to make ourselves a true rover scout whose motto is 'Service'?
Before knowing how rovering can prove itself as a complementary to
formal education, let's know what rovering is.
Rover Scouting or Rovering
The founder Lord Baden Powell called
rovering as "a brotherhood of Open air and Service". The statement holds true today as he first made it. Rovers are the hikers on the open road and campers of the woods, able to shift themselves, but equally able and ready to be of some service to others. Their motto 'Service' is achieved after preparing themselves through a series of trainings.
rovering as "a brotherhood of Open air and Service". The statement holds true today as he first made it. Rovers are the hikers on the open road and campers of the woods, able to shift themselves, but equally able and ready to be of some service to others. Their motto 'Service' is achieved after preparing themselves through a series of trainings.
All scout trainings are continuous and progressive, so is rover
training. It is designed to occupy some seven to eight years of youths who are
preparing themselves as a responsible citizen to the world in four different
stages namely; Membership, Training, Service and Leadership Stage. The training
principles adopted in different stages is somewhat different. For now let's
concentrate on Rover stage. The two main principles on which rover training is
based are;
1.Rover training should incorporate the distinctive marks of
scouting, the backwoods atmosphere and scout ideals of character and
conduct.
2.Rover training should
have as its ultimate aim-the development of a balanced individual ready and
willing to play his full part in community.
Based on the above principles there are basically two types of
trainings provided to rover scouts
A.Practical Training
B.CollectiveaTraining
Practical
Training has four facets- training in Scout Craft, training by expeditions,
the completion of a selected Projects , and training for service to others .A
Rover's Practical Training is designed to encourage the type of young man who
is likely to benefit from rovering to join the crew; to assist him to acquire
the skills on which his future service can be based ; and to build him up
physically. But in addition it is aimed at the development of certain desirable
attributes of character .It provides many opportunities for putting Collective
Training into action and giving it point and meaning; in addition, by
emphasizing service to others.
Collective Training refers
to the crew working as an entity for the benefit of its members and fulfills
three functions. It helps to broaden the Rovers' outlook, putting them in
worthwhile and lasting interests as it takes place in an atmosphere of
brotherly friendship and mutual assistance. It helps in preparing rovers for
their future responsibilities as an adult member of community. It is also
designed to develop the spirit of Scout good Turn into an attitude of eager
readiness of service in the widest sense to the world.
From the above mentioned training principles and trainings, one
can come to the generalization that Rovering is an educational movement which
contributes to the development of an autonomous, supportive, responsible and
committed citizen to the society.
Is Nepal Scouts creating an atmosphere for all the Rover Crews in
Nepal for above mentioned trainings on the basis of required principles in a
non discriminative policy?
Rovering; Purpose and Aims
Purpose and Aims are synonyms but not exactly same. Your purpose
for doing something is your own reason for doing it. In contrast, your aim is
what you want to achieve for something.
A Cub's purpose may not be the same with a rover's purpose. A cub’s
purpose may be to learn to try to do the best out of its work, but a rover's
purpose may be to develop his full potentials as a responsible citizen.
Never-the-less, the aims of both the scout sections is same as per the aims set
by World Scout.
Purpose The
purpose is 'to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their
full
1.Physical
2.Intellectual
3.Social
4.Emotional
Spiritual Potentials
as individuals, responsible citizen and as a member of their local, national and international communities.’
2.Intellectual
3.Social
4.Emotional
Spiritual Potentials
as individuals, responsible citizen and as a member of their local, national and international communities.’
Aims
A.World Peace
B.International Co-operation
C.Higher Standard Of Living
D.Industrial Growth
E.Agricultural Productivity
F.Self Discipline, Self Reliant
G.Participating Citizenship
H.Competent and Honest Leadership
I.Physical Fitness
J.Spiritual Strength
Relation between Purpose, Aims and Infrastructure of Development
As
mentioned earlier, there exists a co-relation between purpose, aims and the
most important generalized infrastructure of development. The relation can be
represented as below:
|
Responsible and
Committed Citizen
|
|
|
Purpose
In
the diagram,r={(1,I)}
{(2,B) (2,C) (2,D)
(2,E)}
{(3,A) (3,B) (3,F)
(3,G)}
{(4,F) (4,G) (4,H)}
{(5,A) (5,J)}
From
the above mapping diagram we can say that there is a close association between
the elements of one set (Purpose) with another set (Aims) based on the property
possessed by them i.e. the purpose is necessary for achieving the aims of
scouting. So, they are in a close relation with each other and one of the
essential infrastructures of development; skilled, responsible and committed
manpower.
We can also write:
Relation
r tells us that r={(P,A);P is essential for achieving A} and responsible and
committed youth in the pursuit of development.
Now
let’s discuss how these components are related to each other;
- r(1,I)-Relation between development of Physical Potentialities and Physical strength
The physical trainings such as Hiking,
Trekking, Commando Bridge, Rock climbing etc. enhance the physical potentials
of a youth and makes him healthy. It is well l said: 'Healthy mind rests in
healthy body.' A physically person can actively participate in all forms of
developmental activities. He can keep positive attitude towards his society and
towards his potentialities as well.
Thus
we can say that Rover Scouting prepares physically fit and healthy citizen for
the development of society.
- r{(2,B), (2,C), (2,D), (2,E)} - Relation between development of Intellectual Potentialities and International Cooperation, Higher Standard of Living, Industrial Growth, Agricultural Productivity
The
Practical trainings provided to Rovers such as participation in projects,
seminars, workshops, trainings develops the Intellectual Potentialities of a
Rover Scout. An intellectual person who is well informed about the hot and
happenings around the world can maintain a well established relation at
international level. During Rover Moots, the Rover Scouts from all over the
world can share their ideas which can flourish a friendly as well as a mutuality
beneficial relation for the development of society.
In
the same way, the intellectual ability determines the living standard of a
person. Greater the intellectual ability, higher is the living standard.
Likewise, the
developed intellectual potentialities of a rover create ample opportunities for
him to play a vital role in the development of industry. The operation of
Hi-tech machineries and appliances, proper management system, flourishing
market policies, production of quality goods in minimal cost etc are some of
the factors of industrial growth in which an intellectual rover can prove
himself much more efficient than unskilled manpower.
Similarly,
scouting aims in the development of agricultural productivity by developing intellectual
ability. Use of modern appliances, improvised seed, proper use of chemical fertilizer,
insecticides and pesticides can increase the efficiency of agricultural
production. In addition, it helps in quality of grown food crops and cash crops
which improves the living standard of people. This can be achieved through the
development of intellectual potentialities of a Rover Scout.
- r{(3,A), (3,B), (3,F), (3,G)}- Relation between development of Social Potentialities and World Peace, International Cooperation, Self disciplined and self reliant, Participating Citizen.
Training
Principles of Rovering focuses on the development of Social Potentialities as
well. The collective training enhances the social potentialities of Rover.
Working in a team for a common objective brings Group Dynamics. This teaches a
Rover Scout about the importance and benefit of working in a team system. The
positive attitude thus developed helps him to acclimatize in all sorts of heterogeneous
group. This surely helps to create a socially responsible citizen who is aware
to bring the best out of his team as he has already learnt the values of mutual
co-existence, cooperation and discipline. When a Rover Scout develops his
Social Potentialities, he can better serve his society by maintaining World
Peace, International Cooperation, being self disciplined and self reliant and
as a Participating Citizen.
A
Rover Scout participates in different projects to maintain World Peace. When an
individual learns to foster values for mutual co-existence among each other, it
will in turn bring peace in society, nation and eventually throughout the
world.
Likewise,
scouting being an international educational movement, it can develop a feeling
of being alike in Rovers of international villa. They can get together in the
form of different international programmes; conventions etc. where they develop
mutual cooperation in a heterogeneous group and bring Group Dynamics to form
international cooperation.
In
the same way, a socially well developed Rover Scout can always groom himself as
a self disciplined and self reliant person. Training Principles always bind him
within laws and promises that teach him the importance of self discipline and
importance in team, develops his self confidence which eventually prepares
himself as a self reliant candidate for fulfilling all the responsibilities
provided to him.
Similarly,
a self disciplined and self reliant Rover is always proven as a participating
citizen who is aware of his responsibilities towards the development of his
society.
- r{(4,F), (4.H)}-Relation between development of Emotional Potentialities and Self disciplined, self reliant and Competent and Honest Leadership
Rover
scouting develops an Emotional Potentials of a youth during Training Camps and
Service Camps, a part of collective training. He learns to distinguish his
negative emotions from positive ones. This factor helps to develop Self
disciplined and self reliant youth for Competent and Honest Leadership. Good
leadership is the most important factor for the development of society.
- r{(5,A), (5,J)}- Relation between development of Spiritual potentialities and World Peace, Spiritual potentials
The
proper development of a human body is accompanied with proper development of
all the body parts. Similarly a well proportioned development of an individual
as responsible and committed citizen includes development of Spiritual Potentialities
too. Spiritual Potentials relate a person to the Truth, Love, Affection, and
Fraternity etc. as a whole to the supreme power which he may find in the form
of the God, Parents, Teachers or principle which directs his life.
Spiritual
strength in a person plays a vital role in maintaining World Peace and a youth
can learn to develop his Spiritual Potentialities through rovering.
Conclusion
Thus,
considering the inter relation among Purpose, Aims and development of
Responsible, Committed, Autonomous and Supportive Citizen, one can come to the
conclusion that rovering is the comprehensive and complementary to the formal
education. It is an educational movement in pursuit to the development of
society especially at present context when youth have developed an unhealthy
competition in the name of modernization. Cheating has become very common. No
one realizes the importance of life value based education and acquiring
knowledge on the same basis. Everyone is busy in preparing themselves to fill
up their certificates with only paper based good marks whatever their way be.
Not only students, even some of the educational institutions follow the same
unethical and illegal principle. There is no consideration for quality
education, what they need is just the increase in the quantity of students. The
orientation towards money has increased so much that no one cares for the other.
This has created chaos in the society.
How can we expect the development of country with such temptations
of people? In this situation the best alternative is to accompany
formal education with Non-formal education such as scouting which focuses on
quality rather than quantity or making money. The increased level of
discipline, morality, responsibility bearing capacity, enthusiasm, perseverance
taught through scouting helps to overwhelm the chaotic situation in society.
So, let’s strongly urge our belongings to join this educational movement of
brotherhood and fraternity to foster and flourish peace to make this world a
better place to live in.
Prepared by:
Mabila
Khadka
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