Yes, a troop leader told me that locally the Girl Scouts is a far better organization, in her opinion.
From the little I know, it seems like Girl Scouts is very effective at giving girls leadership experience that they might never otherwise get. I think it truly fosters self-esteem, particularly for teenage girls at a time when they might otherwise start losing any self-confidence they may have had as younger girls. And this in itself is vital in contemporary American society.
I'm not sure if she was a member of both. But my question remains whether the opinions of those you spoke to were limited to your area or were expressed about scouting in general, nationwide.
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Date: 2005-04-01 06:52 am (UTC)From:From the little I know, it seems like Girl Scouts is very effective at giving girls leadership experience that they might never otherwise get. I think it truly fosters self-esteem, particularly for teenage girls at a time when they might otherwise start losing any self-confidence they may have had as younger girls. And this in itself is vital in contemporary American society.
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