Friday, June 4, 2021

Journeys: The Other Side of the Story


I'm a criminal defense paralegal and one of the opening lines my boss uses in court is "Every piece of paper has two sides, and I want to make sure you look at both sides"  If you've read other posts of mine, you are probably aware that I'm not the biggest fan of Journeys and Take Action Projects.  In short, I think Journeys are two-headed monsters.  While I like the content of the "Think Like A...." and Outdoor Journeys, I think the original Journeys, from what I have seen (and I haven't looked at many of them), if done according to GSUSA's plans, do not do a good job with content, and I think they are all seriously lacking in directing the leaders on take action projects--and I'm not convinced Take Action Projects are appropriate for younger girls anyway.