When World War II came, nobody complained when high school dropouts volunteered and went to war. In a Crisis, Nobody Cares about your Degree It’s Memorial Day this Monday. I’ll be driving from Mount Pulaski, IL to Chicago, IL that day. But I since I write about high school dropouts and the GED, I remembered [...]
“Is GED embarrassing?” What an interesting question. Why did you ask it? My child wants to get a GED and I feel embarrassed Are you the parent of a high school dropout? Perhaps all the other teenagers you know earned a high school degree. Do you feel embarrassed because your teenager wants to get a GED? [...]
Today this blog had its 10,000th visitor. Most likely, it was a high school dropout looking for help in passing the GED. My first visitors came March 30, 2010. Actually, there were 3 visitors that day. These days, it’s not uncommon to have 100 unique visitors to this web page every day. 7000 Dropouts a [...]
This is an amazing story about a 92 year old named Loretta Patton who recently passed the GED test. I’m too old to pass the GED I have had visitors to this website comment or email with those sentiments. They were too old to pass the GED. They had forgotten too much since high school. [...]
Is your son thinking of dropping out of high school? Perhaps I can help. I’m the parent of two successful kids that graduated from high school, finished college recently, and are delightful young people. Having said that, even my kids gave me some scares in high school. So I know what it’s like to be [...]
Orlando Florida GED Looking for GED classes in Orlando, Florida? Of all my Florida visitors to my website, most come Orlando, Florida. Keep reading and you’ll find specific help on locating GED help your city. photo credit: Robert D Bruce Here’s quick Orlando, Florida, GED Advice Wherever you live, I can tell the 3 quickest ways to find honest, [...]
GED Attitudes on the Internet I answered a question about this on Yahoo. One young lady wrote: I’m wondering why people who have a GED are looked down on because they don’t have a high school diploma. People with a GED can do just as good (and sometimes better) than people with a high school [...]
Today I’d like to introduce you to my Aunt Betty, a GED success story. And yes, she’s a real live person. Who is Aunt Betty? She’s a real person. She’s actually my wife’s aunt. She lives in southern Illinois and now is happily enjoying her retirement in her mid to late 60′s. And she never [...]
