By Michael Ormsby
After passing the GED® test to get a GED test credential, Rodney Caulkins, a high school dropout, wants to help others achieve the same success that he has. He has set up a $1,000 scholarship to help people to get a GED diploma in Prince William County, Virginia, where he lives.
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Caulkins is one of millions of American adults who have earned a GED diploma, giving them access to more job opportunities and higher education. Over 39 million adult Americans still lack a GED or high school diploma, though, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In school, Caulkins’ problems were with math, a subject that plagues many adults who hope to get a GED diploma and are put off by the GED mathematics test or their results on a GED math practice test. Caulkins failed to graduate in 1976, but he became a carpenter and successful businessman. Three years ago, Caulkins decided to get a GED diploma, not because he needed a better job or a college education, but because he wanted the satisfaction of having the degree he lacked. Even though he was already a successful businessman, Caulkins’ lack of a degree carried with it a feeling of failure, one that was lifted when he earned the GED test credential.
Caulkins set up a scholarship to help others achieve that feeling. Many people who need to get a GED diploma struggle with childcare and financial problems that interfere with studying. No matter how many ways that life can get in the way, the satisfaction and rewards of earning a GED test credential are worth the struggle.
To learn more about Caulkins and the scholarship, read the story on News Channel 8 in Virginia.
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Michael Ormsby is the president of the GED Academy and oversees software and curriculum for adult learners and people with educational challenges. For more information, visit passGED.com. Michael can be contacted by telephone at 800-460-8150.
