Not for me. I got plenty degrees already.
A feller I know just got out of jail the other day. Last night he's over and had decided to get his life straight. (I've already heard that) He seems serious this time and I have offered many times in the past to help him get his GED.
I jokingly said "I'll just take all the tests and you don't have to do squat." He stopped me cold mid-sentence saying he wants to learn it on his own. Only because of that comment do I take him serious this time.
So, given I'm taking him serious this time, any one got sites he can do the GED?
Low cost would be good.
I got no trouble helping to make someone better in life if I can.
TIA
E, they usually give it in jail or prison for free....I guess he wasn't in jail long enough?
> E, they usually give it in jail or prison for free....I guess he wasn't in jail long enough?
Au contraire mossuiere (doubt I spelled that correctly)
He was in jail (county) not state prison. They say that to the public but reality is a different matter. This his first rodeo.
He's offering to pay me but I refuse. I just want to see him better himself. Nothing more.
State jail has classes and training for all sorts of studies and a person can get their G.E.D. there.
Local jail does not.
Google G.E.D. and add your local area and you will find all sorts of help.
:good:
Here's a book for $20 with 2 practice exams and online support.
In your local area, look for adult education classes. Ask the local high school and they may offer it in some form.
SD
Just a suggestion but he might do better in a class room setting. The home school/do it yourself type programs require a great deal of self discipline and lack the person to person engagement. I'm fairly certain that local high schools will have some kind of evening adult education program. A phone call to your local high school would probably be fruitful. Just as a footnote. I never finished high school or got my GED. Didn't stop me from attending community college in my twenties and later getting a university degree in my thirties.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
I can't say that I have ever been asked for my high school diploma and I highly doubt any of my employers ever contacted my school to verify I graduated.
Grandpa dropped out at age 13, when he ran away from home to become a cowboy. I never knew that until he passed away.
Ambition can achieve anything.
how I got my GED
1. Quit High School in 1969.
2. Slam hubs for a few years and let hair grow.
3. While smoking weed and watching "Kung-Fu" on the tube realize education might be a way to aspire to loftier pastures.
4. Enroll in surveying classes in 1977 at OSU-OKC...only to find out you can't enroll UNLESS you have a GED.
5. Pay money and pass test.
....and now you know the rest of the story.
how I got my GED
Good job Mr Cash. Only problem with the story is the Okie part....;-)
I would think the first place to start for anybody seeking a GED would be either the local high school, local community college, or even some gobment social services department. Thinking outside the box is key.
Good luck to your buddy E.
Ambition & Motivation
> Ambition can achieve anything.
Very true, indeed.
I endured a motivational speaker once that had a few morsels of sense. One was:
He has stated you could employ a PhD at a service station pumping gas. If the individual had no motivation he would retire as a gas station attendant.
Or you could also hire a drop-out that was motivated. In twenty years he might own the entire oil company.
This. I see your profile lists Acworth, Cobb County. Here's a GED page for the Cobb County school districts: http://www.cobbk12.org/adulted/abe.aspx
Thanks for all the replies fellers.
You all have mentioned for him to call the local high school.
I'll make him do the phone calling.
Actually, I told him the other night to call his parole officer about GED links.
If nothing else it might show to the PO that he's trying.
The sh.....t of it all is he's actually pretty dam smart. I think he did 2 years of high school. Come to think of it, the entire family all dropped out. (they live right next door)
Come to think some more, except for the Mom, they are all convicted felons as well. Nothing violent.
Community colleges (junior colleges) are a major source of GED preparation and testing.
check the local school board website,
you might try the VOA too.
Youth service bureaus(even though he is not a youth) may provide some leads
or a ten second google search
http://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/programsandcourses/adult-education/ged-testing-preparation/
The new GED® 2014 test will begin in January 2014. It is taken on computer at a certified test center only. The total cost of the GED® test is $160 or $40 per section. Test sections can be scheduled and paid for separately. Scheduling, registering, and paying for the test is accomplished online through the GED Testing Service by going to https://ged.com or by calling 1-877-392-6433 (open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST). You will need a credit or debit card for payment. If you are registering online, you will need an active email address. If you don’t have one you can establish a free email account at Google, Yahoo, or Hotmail. If you have trouble registering, call the number above.
I took the test in 2009, 13 years after I would have graduated from High School.
It is easy.
The practice tests available online and in the library make it out to be much more difficult than it actually is, presumably because they are usually provided by vendors selling study materials.
If memory serves the math portion consisted of a word problem that involved calculating the price of parking in a pay lot.
If having a GED is the primary goal, I would say to just sign up and take it right off the bat, if failed then they will know what to study.
It was mentioned above that he should seek a classroom setting. I tend to disagree with that because if a classroom setting was tolerable to him maybe he would have finished school. Most people I have met who needed or got a G.E.D. did not thrive in classroom settings for one reason or another.
I think that many of you are missing the point. It's not about this fellow getting the piece of paper. It's about doing some learning and achieving something. If it's too easy, it's not much of an achievement. So the question is not so much the GED, but rather what then?
Eric, I suggest your friend get into the habit of reading books. Any books. Start with easy ones. One a week is possible. Every town still has a public library full of them, free. Lots more can be downloaded.
And start figuring out what's next.
classroom setting
Attitude and maturity can do wonders for the benefits of the classroom, as an adult I was able to succeed in school in ways that eluded me when I was younger.