What to do about my eagle project?

Question

I have completed my eagle project and am soon to be done with my final write up. I have one problem on my mind that is absolutely tearing me to pieces. When I recieved the first signature of approval on my initial write up, I didn't proofread it as well as I could have, so there were some little mistakes that I felt that I had to correct for the other people to sign. I feel so bad that I had mistakes on the proposal when I submitted it on to the first person. These were grammatical mistakes and me forgetting to include a footnote and stuff like that. It makes me feel like I have failed at the project, even though my scoutmaster says that I will still be an eagle scout when I finish my write up. Any thoughts from other scoutmasters or anyone who is knoledgeable about the eagle project process? Thanks.

Answer 1

Start a kids for jobs program where teens can volunteer at various businesses for experience not pay. This is a win win situation for the kids and the business. The kids gets some marketable skills for jobs later and the businesses get free labor.



Of course you can limit the program to 90 days for free then have the kid paid something. Just ply with the idea. You can put together a templated website for free to offer the idea to kids and businesses.



Oh, this idea can help your local economy as well.

Answer 2

It sounds like you have successfully completed your project from a work perspective and you are concerned about sloppy paperwork at the start of your project.



You are at the end of your project now, what have you learned? One thing, is that you should proofread your proposal better. How did this make you feel?



Bad apparently. So what did you do to combat this? It sounds like you learned and fixed the issues that could have caused problems in your project.



I would incorporate this into your final write up. It was part of your experience and that's why you go through challenges in scouts. That's why you are working on proposals for projects instead of playing video games.



You got the opportunity to take on this challenge because of all the years of hard work you have put into Boy Scouts.

If everyone could do it perfectly, there would be no value or meaning to the process.



I would address everything you learned from this process in your final write up, including this small matter. What's important is that you finished, and now you will be prepared the next time you are in a similar situation, and that's the Boy Scout Motto.



Also, you could spend some extra time preparing for your board of review, that would help the most.



Congrats from a fellow Eagle Scout.

Answer 3

It will probably depend on how exacting a person the council Eagle representative is as to weather a couple of grammatical errors will be a problem. BUT make absolutely sure ALL the dates for your rank advancements, and merit badges and leadership positions are correct and match with each other. They WILL kick it back if some of these don't match. Any chance you can submit a corrected version of your initial write up to the first person to approve your proposal, and get his signature on it? Or at least have him sign acknowledging the corrections?

How close is your 18th birthday? If you have some time, don't sweat it. The council rep will guide you as to which corrections to make. If you're close, better get busy.

Good Luck.