school; I am on the path to meet that goal. All that stands between me and my high school diploma are a few essays and a math course‚ with which I should be finished within a week. A high school diploma will get you further in life than a GED would‚ because getting a GED shows that you gave up on the reinforced learning
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for public viewing at cost on the prison grounds. The inmates use horses and mules to work the land but harvest the crop by hand. In exchange for working and good behavior the prison offers programs for general education diplomas (GED) to qualifying inmates. Once the GED program is complete the inmates can join other vocational programs that include: automotive technology‚ carpentry‚ culinary arts‚ graphic communications‚ horticulture‚ and welding. The prison rodeo/sale is a time for inmates to sell
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were pregnant. This reason caused me to drop out of high school only six weeks into my senior year of high school. I was not concerned with school at all. I was happy being a mom to my little boy. Nearly two years later I finally decided to get my GED. I passed the test so easily and again no further thoughts of school or an education. I was married and thought I would be a housewife forever. If that were true I wouldn’t need to further my education. Or at least that was my thinking. After watching
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school full-time at Chesapeake Juvenile Services. Prior to being detained Daniel was enrolled as a 10th grader at Churchland High School. He self-reported a dislike for school due to “drama” and would like to pursue his General Education Development (GED) certificate. Daniel reported he would skip class at least once a week. In the last three months‚ Daniel has had five or more full-day unexcused absences‚ and there have
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with all the technology that we have‚ free libraries with books and internet capability‚ such generous people giving food to the homeless why people who are in poverty can’t get out of it. If I were in their shoes I would be working hard to get my GED or getting myself cleaned up to get a job to make a life for myself. So these people living in poverty are they really stuck in poverty or is it easy for them? Easy to do not work and live on the streets or in shelters and taking free food. On the other
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open if I decide to go back into the workforce. During high school I was very driven and I knew what I wanted to do with my life. By the time I reached the age of 18 I derailed from the plans that I had set out for myself and decided that getting my GED would be the best decision for my life at the time. School is very expensive‚ I said. Paying back student loans for the rest of my life and not actually achieving the degree also made me apprehensive about starting before I was ready. My sixteen yr
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"It was a long‚ boring day in high school at Maynard Evans in Florida back in 2004‚ I was sitting in class staring at the green walls that surrounded me. I was feeling closed in while waiting to see if I passed the FCAT was scary‚ and I was feeling nervous. "All of this for a diploma?" I thought. And all I hear is my teacher rambling about "you need your diploma to go to college!" "I didn’t really grasp the importance of it at first." "I was pacing around
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Also its affordable in some cases financial aid is available. You don’t need to have a degree to become a CNA‚ you just need to have a High School Diploma or GED. After you complete your training‚ you will need to pass your exam to become a CNA. Being a CNA‚ you are on your feet most of your shift‚ so you should be in fairly good shape‚ if this is your interest in the health care field. Sometimes they require
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What is a Medical laboratory technician? A laboratory technician process specimens and perform laboratory tests ordered by physicians and medical technologists. Many specialize in cytotechnology‚ hematology or microbiology. As a medical technician‚ you may perform tests on saliva‚ blood‚ and tissue samples and then be responsible for recording and sharing the results with the physician. Performing these tests often requires the ability to operating various medical machines and equipment. You may
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angry slice of life details. Brown’s protagonist Sonny spends time in and out of various reform schools from the age of nine. When not at school he spends his days selling drugs and hanging out with his Italian friend Minetti. He grows up‚ gets his GED and moves down south to live with his grandparents for a brief time escaping from his city prison. But the book doesn’t reach majestic heights until he returns to Harlem as a young man. It is there that we see why Sonny had to escape his home‚ why he
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