The secret of sound education is to get each pupil to learn for himself, instead of instructing him by driving knowledge into him on a stereotyped sy… - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!

The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother.... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.

It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.