rick and deborah farrington

hey where is everyone? i cant believe it. i logged on this am and NO
messages from the unschooling .com list! amazing!
need a new subject?
heres onethat probably wont be to exciting, but its what im thinking
now.
it's about the GED. has anyone taken it and was it hard and did you
study some how? lets talk about it. i want to know everything and hear
other opinions. Deborah

Joel Hawthorne

I don't know if you have checked this out but I found it rather thought
provoking and infuriating ( a common combination for me). People's comments
are as informing as the article itself.

http://www.intellectualcapital.com/issues/issue310/item6814.asp

rick and deborah farrington wrote:

> From: rick and deborah farrington <honeybee@...>
>
> hey where is everyone? i cant believe it. i logged on this am and NO
> messages from the unschooling .com list! amazing!
> need a new subject?
> heres onethat probably wont be to exciting, but its what im thinking
> now.
> it's about the GED. has anyone taken it and was it hard and did you
> study some how? lets talk about it. i want to know everything and hear
> other opinions. Deborah
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com

--
best wishes
Joel

All children behave as well as they are treated. The Natural Child
Project http://naturalchild.com/home/

Work together to reinvent justice using methods that are fair; which
conserve, restore and even create harmony, equity and good will in society
i.e. restorative justice.
We are the prisoners of the prisoners we have taken - J. Clegg
http://www.cerj.org

rick and deborah farrington

i have teenagers so sleeping together doesnt play a partfor us. :-)
it is interesting though. but i cant read EVERYTHING or i'd be here 3 more hours
and never get anything done!!!

Joel Hawthorne wrote:

> From: Joel Hawthorne <jhawthorne@...>
>
> I don't know if you have checked this out but I found it rather thought
> provoking and infuriating ( a common combination for me). People's comments
> are as informing as the article itself.
>
> http://www.intellectualcapital.com/issues/issue310/item6814.asp
>
> rick and deborah farrington wrote:
>
> > From: rick and deborah farrington <honeybee@...>
> >
> > hey where is everyone? i cant believe it. i logged on this am and NO
> > messages from the unschooling .com list! amazing!
> > need a new subject?
> > heres onethat probably wont be to exciting, but its what im thinking
> > now.
> > it's about the GED. has anyone taken it and was it hard and did you
> > study some how? lets talk about it. i want to know everything and hear
> > other opinions. Deborah
> >
> > > Check it out!
> > http://www.unschooling.com
>
> --
> best wishes
> Joel
>
> All children behave as well as they are treated. The Natural Child
> Project http://naturalchild.com/home/
>
> Work together to reinvent justice using methods that are fair; which
> conserve, restore and even create harmony, equity and good will in society
> i.e. restorative justice.
> We are the prisoners of the prisoners we have taken - J. Clegg
> http://www.cerj.org
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com

rick and deborah farrington

thankyou nancy for the wonderful testamoni. i want to hear more like it. my son
is an avid reader and i hope he does well on the test next year. i'm afraid he
won't like studying for the test. i plan to get a ged prep book to look at.
i've seen them and they are all so thick!
as unschoolers i figured the goal should just be to get the ged asap so he can
go on and take the courses he needs to reach his goal of being a pilot. no
need to waste time sitting and dreaming about it ~~ do it.

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall wrote:

> From: Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall <tn-k4of5@...>
>
> At 10:07 AM 10/19/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >From: rick and deborah farrington <honeybee@...>
> >
> >hey where is everyone? i cant believe it. i logged on this am and NO
> >messages from the unschooling .com list! amazing!
> >need a new subject?
> >heres onethat probably wont be to exciting, but its what im thinking
> >now.
> >it's about the GED. has anyone taken it and was it hard and did you
> >study some how? lets talk about it. i want to know everything and hear
> >other opinions. Deborah
>
> I took my state equivalancy test as soon as I was old enough (16) for which
> I did not study, passed with flying colors and proceeded to college
> directly. Later, when I moved to another state, I took the GED and did not
> study for that either. Again passed with very good marks, even making 80%
> in math, which I had always thought myself a failure in. I failed Algebra
> 4 times in various grades, and just did not enjoy math classes at all.
>
> I actually got out of Highschool when I was 14, forcing my parents to put
> me into an independent study school, and studied mostly only things I was
> interested in. Actually, I guess I always just studied what I was
> interested in, as I had major problems with authority from day one of grade
> K, and just refused to participate in things I did not enjoy or that made
> me uncomfortable (like Gym). It made for records peppered with either A's
> or F's and not much in between.
>
> I am the best reference for Unschooling that I know in person, as I got
> very little from school at all. Any socialization that happened there are
> traumatic memories for me, and all my friends came from my volunteer work
> at the zoo, or my neighborhood. I am now a SAHM of two boys, working as a
> business consultant for a retail store, doing everything from design and
> decor to advertising and product expansion. My friends tease me about my
> expansive conversation vocabulary ("lots of big words") which I got
> exclusively from independent reading, writing and conversation. We
> recently turned in our adoption homestudy and our caseworker commented that
> ours were the best autobiographies that she has ever gotten, the most
> complete and well written.
>
> Nanci K.
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com

Randy's Mail

Thanks for this post. I thought I was missing messages.

I took the GED over 20 years ago while in the Army. I would not be much help with current information. It did not seem difficult to me and I did not study prior to taking it Naturally I would not recommend that today.

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Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

At 10:07 AM 10/19/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>From: rick and deborah farrington <honeybee@...>
>
>hey where is everyone? i cant believe it. i logged on this am and NO
>messages from the unschooling .com list! amazing!
>need a new subject?
>heres onethat probably wont be to exciting, but its what im thinking
>now.
>it's about the GED. has anyone taken it and was it hard and did you
>study some how? lets talk about it. i want to know everything and hear
>other opinions. Deborah

I took my state equivalancy test as soon as I was old enough (16) for which
I did not study, passed with flying colors and proceeded to college
directly. Later, when I moved to another state, I took the GED and did not
study for that either. Again passed with very good marks, even making 80%
in math, which I had always thought myself a failure in. I failed Algebra
4 times in various grades, and just did not enjoy math classes at all.

I actually got out of Highschool when I was 14, forcing my parents to put
me into an independent study school, and studied mostly only things I was
interested in. Actually, I guess I always just studied what I was
interested in, as I had major problems with authority from day one of grade
K, and just refused to participate in things I did not enjoy or that made
me uncomfortable (like Gym). It made for records peppered with either A's
or F's and not much in between.

I am the best reference for Unschooling that I know in person, as I got
very little from school at all. Any socialization that happened there are
traumatic memories for me, and all my friends came from my volunteer work
at the zoo, or my neighborhood. I am now a SAHM of two boys, working as a
business consultant for a retail store, doing everything from design and
decor to advertising and product expansion. My friends tease me about my
expansive conversation vocabulary ("lots of big words") which I got
exclusively from independent reading, writing and conversation. We
recently turned in our adoption homestudy and our caseworker commented that
ours were the best autobiographies that she has ever gotten, the most
complete and well written.

Nanci K.

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

>I took the GED over 20 years ago while in the Army. I would not be much
help with >current information. It did not seem difficult to me and I did
not study prior to >taking it Naturally I would not recommend that today.

Why "naturally?" I took it about 5 years ago and did not study at all.

Nanci K.

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In a message dated 10/20/99 7:30:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tn-k4of5@... writes:

<< Why "naturally?" I took it about 5 years ago and did not study at all.

Nanci K.
>>

Hurray! Nanci!
I did the same thing before nursing school.... scary, but it went fine.
Sheree


"Beannachtai duit".....Blessings to all,
Sheree
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ICQ: 7918031

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

><< Why "naturally?" I took it about 5 years ago and did not study at all.
>
> Nanci K.
> >>
>
> Hurray! Nanci!
> I did the same thing before nursing school.... scary, but it went fine.
> Sheree

Really what is on there is common sense/knowledge for the most part.
English questions that focus on comprehension and recognition that you pick
up just reading and talking on a normal basis. Math that you do when you
plan your budget or pay your bills, or just go to the supermarket! The
rest of the categories are much the same. You do not have to know
EVERYTHING, just enough to pass it. Nobody I ever heard of asks to see
anyones GED score. It doesn't mean anything. The certificate is what you
need to get on with your life. There is no biology, chemistry, history,
etc on these tests. They are really the bare bones or readin', writin' and
'rithmatic.

Nanci K.

rick and deborah farrington

the lady i talked to in the ged department at the community college i called
said the ged score was looked at for enrollment there. probably for a 16 or 17
yr old it is, they need to know what they know.

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall wrote:

> From: Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall <tn-k4of5@...>
>
> ><< Why "naturally?" I took it about 5 years ago and did not study at all.
> >
> > Nanci K.
> > >>
> >
> > Hurray! Nanci!
> > I did the same thing before nursing school.... scary, but it went fine.
> > Sheree
>
> Really what is on there is common sense/knowledge for the most part.
> English questions that focus on comprehension and recognition that you pick
> up just reading and talking on a normal basis. Math that you do when you
> plan your budget or pay your bills, or just go to the supermarket! The
> rest of the categories are much the same. You do not have to know
> EVERYTHING, just enough to pass it. Nobody I ever heard of asks to see
> anyones GED score. It doesn't mean anything. The certificate is what you
> need to get on with your life. There is no biology, chemistry, history,
> etc on these tests. They are really the bare bones or readin', writin' and
> 'rithmatic.
>
> Nanci K.
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com

[email protected]

In a message dated 10/20/1999 6:06:09 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
tn-k4of5@... writes:

<< There is no biology, chemistry, history,
etc on these tests. They are really the bare bones or readin', writin' and
'rithmatic. >>
When I took my GED I had to know about things like Reagonomics. I think your
best bet is to go to the library and get the prep book. When I started
college, they obtained my scores, so they did know exactly how I scored on
the tests. There are five, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and one
other. I can't remember, but I know that I am going to start teaching my dh
so that he can either get his GED or be the first graduate of our home
school. You can also call an adult education office and ask them what the
required tests are. Yes, no company that you apply for cares about the score,
just that you have one, but for furthering your education, it is imperative
that you have decent scores. It falls under placement.... I hope this helps.


Blessings,
Stephanie
Teacher and Mommy of 4 homeschooling fanatics, wife to the best principal,
protector of many pets and wild ones, and unpublished writer.
I think that I will move closer to the gym, that way between sets,
I can run home and eat something sweet to keep up my energy! s.
Believe in others, and be a part; believe in yourself, and be the lead. s.
***Life's Learnings Academy - Protecting Our Children***
IT'S GREAT TO LEARN WHERE THE PRINCIPAL LOVES YOU

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In a message dated 10/20/99 9:59:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
tn-k4of5@... writes:

<< I actually got out of Highschool when I was 14, forcing my parents to put
me into an independent study school, and studied mostly only things I was
interested in. >>

May I asked what program you used? I would love to get my almost 16yro
out but e's not ready for Ged. Two of my older biys took it this past summer
and both passed.
Laura

Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall

May I asked what program you used? I would love to get my almost 16yro
>out but e's not ready for Ged. Two of my older biys took it this past summer
>and both passed.
>Laura

There was a school in my city called Independence Highschool, and that is
just what they were. They did Independent Study and had a lot of teen
parents and full time members of the workforce in their student body. I
met once a week with my "instructor" who went over last week's assignments,
assigned next week's, talked with me about any problems I may have been
having and either helped me herself or set up tutoring appointments with
someone else. Tests were taken in the school, in my instructor's office or
at a study desk. There were no classrooms, and you only saw other students
if they happend to be in the building at the same time as you were meeting
with your instructor.

Nanci K.