Kim's Game
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Section titled “Translated text”Now let us turn to the game. You have probably played it many times before—but this time we shall do it properly. Forward march! About turn—march to the wall! (Now I arrange from 12 to 24 objects and cover them completely). About turn—march to me! I distribute a sheet of paper and a pencil to each of you. Next time, make sure you not only bring paper and pencil to the gathering but always carry them with you! Each of you will observe what lies here for one minute, then I shall cover it, and you will write it down.
Let me remind you how to observe properly. Pay attention first and foremost to small, inconspicuous, dull objects, and then to the others. Try to notice the order in which they lie—this helps! First and foremost, count them—this is the best way to remember. If you have time, close your eyes and think about where each object lies. Now, let us begin. Attention. One, two, three! (It is better to allow a little more time than one minute. Silence must be maintained during observation.) Now I cover them; write them down.
(Later, the sheets should be collected and redistributed. Add a few new objects, remove some old ones, and play the game again—then change something once more and play a third time.)
You can aid recall by asking what was made of iron, wood, paper, glass, fabric, what was the most valuable, and so on. During writing, you may add something else under the cover, and after writing, when you call the patrol together again and uncover the objects to note mistakes—ask, “And who noticed this?” Some will only say that it was not there before; remember that these are the brave boys.
The collected sheets must be checked at home and arranged into a table (p. 37).
This table should be presented to the troop leader at the council gathering and to the boys at the next meeting. It should be preserved or recorded in a notebook so that new games can be added and a record of the boys’ training progress can be kept. This is a matter of great educational importance. Let the boys say that: 1. Their work does not go to waste and is evaluated. 2. The patrol leader cares about their training, does this with a certain purpose and interest, and not merely to fill the time of the gathering. 3. Their work is continuous and systematic, not just occasional, and though results may not appear immediately, they must yield good outcomes. 4. Work is done conscientiously, properly, and durably, not just anyhow.
Scouting is a system for educating people to work!
Source scan: Podlaska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 21.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Alojzy Pawełek, Młoda drużyna (1919)
- Printed pages: 41–42
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 41
- Read the source text: mdr-001