Our society is a controlled herd, even more so in the Western countries where your every step is monitored between banking system and omnipresent cameras. So unless you and your kids are going to live in the woods as hermits you'll be controlled one way or the other.

I agree, though, that it does matter what kind of organisation it is and what values it promotes. I belive that modern analogue of pioneer organisation (I don't know what it's called now) does not have any political agenda, if that was what set you off in the first place. It's just an opportunity for kids to do something together and to engage in some organised activities (summer camps, sports competitions, clubs, etc.) Even in the USSR while pioneers were technically considered "young communists" and there was something about loyalty to Communist party in their vow, in reality no one took the political part too seriously, and 99% of time pioneers were busy with usual children stuff. It was pretty much like boy- and girl-souts, only more boring, I guess - there was more talking (be honest, study well, help yougsters, respect your elders) and less doing.