Original: Baden-Powell wrote the principles of Scouting in Scouting for Boys ( London , 1908 ) , based on his earlier military books , with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham ( Chief of Scouts in British Africa ) , Ernest Thompson Seton of the Woodcraft Indians , William Alexander Smith of the Boys ' Brigade , and his publisher Pearson .
Simplified: He noticed that if he taught the soldiers to develop independence , they would no longer follow the orders given by their officers blindly .