http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/academics/should-a-homeschooler-take-the-ged/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-a-homeschooler-take-the-ged The Homeschoolers Guide to College Preparation Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:02:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/academics/should-a-homeschooler-take-the-ged/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 Linda Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:14:39 +0000 http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/?p=586#comment-1286 I think I understand that you are making the point that homeschoolers should not feel that their education is inferior. What I don't understand is how people in the education field would be so biased against all students who take the GED. The comments describing students who take the GED are pretty negative ( this student flunked out, dropped out, was kicked out, or wasn’t dedicated enough to graduate high school), and I'm sorry to tell you that this is wrong for large numbers of intelligent students. You must remember that stereotypes are just stereotypes, and are not usually accurate when you stop to consider individual people and the wide variety of circumstances impacting each unique life. Many intelligent, motivated and deserving people are thankful for the chance to take the GED and move forward with higher education. Keep up the good work with the homeschoolers, because they too are thankful for an alternative form of education, but please don't spread false information and stamp out the dreams of a student who's only option might be the GED. I think I understand that you are making the point that homeschoolers should not feel that their education is inferior. What I don’t understand is how people in the education field would be so biased against all students who take the GED. The comments describing students who take the GED are pretty negative ( this student flunked out, dropped out, was kicked out, or wasn’t dedicated enough to graduate high school), and I’m sorry to tell you that this is wrong for large numbers of intelligent students. You must remember that stereotypes are just stereotypes, and are not usually accurate when you stop to consider individual people and the wide variety of circumstances impacting each unique life. Many intelligent, motivated and deserving people are thankful for the chance to take the GED and move forward with higher education. Keep up the good work with the homeschoolers, because they too are thankful for an alternative form of education, but please don’t spread false information and stamp out the dreams of a student who’s only option might be the GED.

]]> http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/academics/should-a-homeschooler-take-the-ged/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Home School College Counselor Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:29:22 +0000 http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/?p=586#comment-1211 Although "General Educational Development" is the technical name, the more popular term is General Equivalency Diploma. It is also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Educational_Development" rel="nofollow">referred to</a> as General Education Diploma, and a Graduate Equivalency Degree. If you care to re-read the post, you'll see that the GED is not being condoned, but discouraged for homeschooled students to take it. Although “General Educational Development” is the technical name, the more popular term is General Equivalency Diploma. It is also referred to as General Education Diploma, and a Graduate Equivalency Degree. If you care to re-read the post, you’ll see that the GED is not being condoned, but discouraged for homeschooled students to take it.

]]> http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/academics/should-a-homeschooler-take-the-ged/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Homeschool High School ED Anywhere Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:44:55 +0000 http://homeschoolcollegecounselor.com/?p=586#comment-1210 Many people think that the "E" in GED stands for "equivalent," believing the alternative credential is supposed to be like a high-school diploma. They are wrong on two counts — the GED stands for General Education Development certification, and there is nothing about this certification that is equivalent to a high-school diploma. http://www.educationanywhere.com/ged.html Many people think that the “E” in GED stands for “equivalent,” believing the alternative credential is supposed to be like a high-school diploma. They are wrong on two counts — the GED stands for General Education Development certification, and there is nothing about this certification that is equivalent to a high-school diploma.
http://www.educationanywhere.com/ged.html

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