GED

What are your thoughts on the program that allows a person to take a simple test to get credit that is equivalent to a high school diploma (although most companies and colleges don't view them the same way)?

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Doesn't bother me. I've known people that have done it because of circumstances beyond their control. It really sucks that some companies discriminate against people with GED's

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[weldordave]

Not the same. HS diploma means you stuck it out till the end and finished the job. I wouldn't even consider an applicant with a GED. If you believe it is the same then how about I get a 6 month crash course on what the test is and then am allowed to take a bar exam or become a micro neurosurgeon. Or get a contract to build a bridge frame with my engineering GED. You might be driving on that bridge. Education is free through HS, if you can't hack it in school I shouldn't have to accept your "special circumstances" or your "alternative choices". Wake up, go to school, do what is expected of you, get a diploma. Wake up, go to work, do what is expected of you, get a paycheck. It's not wake up, can't handle going to work, but want an alternative way to get money. Wait--Welfare. Maybe this is where it all starts!

[Serendipity]

I must say I agree. A university degree is a qualification that shows not only that you're smart, but also that you can handle an endurance test.

[Idnew]

There are times when a person can't finish HS. For females although stupid would be to get pg and have to drop out. Maybe a guy has to drop out to get a job and help his family. Many reasons a person has to drop out. Then of course there are some that just quit to quit. At least they think enough to go get a GED and they are not easy to get from some of the stuff people have told me are on there. I probably couldn't pass one.

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[CBranski]

Whether or not to "accept" a GED should depend on the GED holder themselves. Many circumstances lead people to get GED's rather than regular high school diplomas. For example, you risk your life attending many inner city schools, and the proper authorities do little to solve these problems in many areas. Idnew also points out that girls get pregnant, or the student has to drop out to support the family. That notwithstanding, the school system in many parts of the US is so awful that a GED holder may well have a larger knowledge base than those who graduated!

In many cases, an induvidual made a really bad choice and has done all they could to straighten that out. Should this person not be allowed to prove themselves? (NOTE: I do not believe the above example should apply to some of our more vile criminals, but should apply to those who screwed up their lives in the past and are taking steps to change them.)


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[This message has been edited by CBranski (edited March 11, 2002).]

[weldordave]

Nope! Why can't you go to school pregnant? Does that mean you can't work pregnant? A FREE 9 months off? School is no more difficult than sitting on your butt watching Springer all day. It is a lifestyle choice! You chose it, you live with it. Dropping out to support family? What kind of support can a HS dropout give his family? What kind of ongoing opportunities does this dropout have VS staying in school? And I bet as soon as they dropout they are on welfare/assistance the next day! Choosing the "hard right"(staying in school) over the "easy wrong"(dropping out=limited future opportunities). To all those that finished- CONGRATS!!! And ID, do you REALLY think a GED test is all that difficult?! Think of who the test is made for!!!!

[TAHUTI]

What if you come to the US from another country, and your graduation diploma from there is not accepted here? I have a GED for precisely that reason. This is a country of immigrants after all. I went on to a good college, and am currently employed by a top-notch global company in NYC. I advance and get regular raises. No one has ever held the fact that I have a GED against me.

Also, many people of high school age are not exactly mature and future-oriented, generally speaking. Are you all saying that a person who impulsively dropped out of school to become "independent" by getting a job pumping gas, and, once a little older and wiser regrets that decision, should not be given a second chance to get a high school diploma? Should people pay for the rest of their lives for a dumb youthful decision? Whatever happened to compassion and second chances?