Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Essays/GED
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When I was researching the GED for my niece 5 or so years ago, there seemed
to be a lot of restrictions on who could take the test and it varied by state.
It seems like in Arkansas and TN you couldn't just walk in and take the test.
You had to sit through the Adult Ed courses first. Some of that had to do
with not yet being 18, and the local school district getting to put their
finger in the pie. I remember thinking that I would find someone in Missouri (I
know people) who would let us use their address so my son could just walk in and
take the test.
I haven't looked since then, but I wonder if it's harder or easier to just go
in and take it. I thought maybe I would try to take it just for the fun of
it, so I could see what it was all about, but I remember there being some
prohibition against high school graduates taking it. I always wondered how they
would know about if a 40-something graduated from high school?
In the years to come, I'll bet they'll know about EVERYONE's status, and that
scares the bejeepers out of me.
Tuck
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to be a lot of restrictions on who could take the test and it varied by state.
It seems like in Arkansas and TN you couldn't just walk in and take the test.
You had to sit through the Adult Ed courses first. Some of that had to do
with not yet being 18, and the local school district getting to put their
finger in the pie. I remember thinking that I would find someone in Missouri (I
know people) who would let us use their address so my son could just walk in and
take the test.
I haven't looked since then, but I wonder if it's harder or easier to just go
in and take it. I thought maybe I would try to take it just for the fun of
it, so I could see what it was all about, but I remember there being some
prohibition against high school graduates taking it. I always wondered how they
would know about if a 40-something graduated from high school?
In the years to come, I'll bet they'll know about EVERYONE's status, and that
scares the bejeepers out of me.
Tuck
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In a message dated 12/13/2003 4:34:40 PM Mountain Standard Time,
tuckervill2@... writes:
-=-When I was researching the GED for my niece 5 or so years ago, there
seemed
to be a lot of restrictions on who could take the test and it varied by
state. -=-
YES.
They've just lately changed it in New Mexico. It used to be one had to be 18
or their high school class (the one they would have been with if they had
started "on schedule" and not failed a year) had to have graduated. That pretty
much meant 17 IF it's after May 25 or so.
A friend of ours went to Arizona and got a GED when she was 15. They didn't
even care that she had a New Mexico address. She registered there, though,
and then her mom drove her the four or so hours to Flagstaff, and she came back
"graduated."
Very strange.
So here people register. They can take a course or not. If they fail they
can retake the sections they failed, once, without further fees (I THINK; I
could have misunderstood).
Sandra
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tuckervill2@... writes:
-=-When I was researching the GED for my niece 5 or so years ago, there
seemed
to be a lot of restrictions on who could take the test and it varied by
state. -=-
YES.
They've just lately changed it in New Mexico. It used to be one had to be 18
or their high school class (the one they would have been with if they had
started "on schedule" and not failed a year) had to have graduated. That pretty
much meant 17 IF it's after May 25 or so.
A friend of ours went to Arizona and got a GED when she was 15. They didn't
even care that she had a New Mexico address. She registered there, though,
and then her mom drove her the four or so hours to Flagstaff, and she came back
"graduated."
Very strange.
So here people register. They can take a course or not. If they fail they
can retake the sections they failed, once, without further fees (I THINK; I
could have misunderstood).
Sandra
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In a message dated 12/13/2003 5:58:03 PM Central Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
YES.
They've just lately changed it in New Mexico. It used to be one had to be 18
or their high school class (the one they would have been with if they had
started "on schedule" and not failed a year) had to have graduated. That
pretty
much meant 17 IF it's after May 25 or so.
~~~
It has to do with the uppity young people in school who might just get fed up
and walk in and ace the test, thereby making the school look bad, and
depriving it of the their daily attendance funds. I'm sure that's it. We can't have
15 yo's getting the idea they can just get it all over with all at once and
then having them loose all over the place, you know?
Tuck
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SandraDodd@... writes:
YES.
They've just lately changed it in New Mexico. It used to be one had to be 18
or their high school class (the one they would have been with if they had
started "on schedule" and not failed a year) had to have graduated. That
pretty
much meant 17 IF it's after May 25 or so.
~~~
It has to do with the uppity young people in school who might just get fed up
and walk in and ace the test, thereby making the school look bad, and
depriving it of the their daily attendance funds. I'm sure that's it. We can't have
15 yo's getting the idea they can just get it all over with all at once and
then having them loose all over the place, you know?
Tuck
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