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Recently, a student wrote on a GED message board: “I was told over and over again when I was growing up that I am stupid and don’t amount to anything.” This student’s brother tells her that only losers get a GED, and that if she wasn’t a loser, she would have finished high school. Unfortunately, this is the kind of experience that many young people have in life. Without support, they fail in high school and drop out, leaving millions of American adults with no high school diploma. The brother’s response puts her in a no-win situation, basically saying that she’s closed all the doors open to her, and now she can only be a “loser.”

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William Adams has a medical degree from Yale University and spent 22 years as the head of the Rose Medical Center laboratory in Denver, Colorado. Now, at 83 years old, Adams has earned another degree: his GED.

Why would a medical doctor go back to earn a high school equivalency diploma? When Adams went to college early in the 1940s, he wasn’t required to graduate high school. He skipped forward again into medical school, at a time when the requirements weren’t as formalized as they are today. In more recent years, Adams has been active in water issues in his community of West Linn, Oregon, and he wanted to earn certification as a water plant operator. That’s when he ran into a problem. The certification requires a high school diploma.

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There is no short-cut to better jobs and higher education. For the 39 million American adults without high school diplomas, it can be frustrating to find that opportunities are closed to them. Pam Graves had experienced this frustration first hand.

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The GED gives adults who didn’t graduate high school the opportunity they need to qualify for college and for more and better jobs. Taking the GED, though, can be difficult for people with disabilities. If you have a disability, it shouldn’t stop you from taking the GED and showing what you know. The GED Testing Service provides special test-taking accommodations for GED students with many types of disabilities.

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by Leonard Williams

An innovative new GED preparation software program brings GED students to life in a virtual classroom. Maria Ramirez, a Latino single mother, makes connections with learners’ real-life experiences and problems.

The GED Academy is part of a new breed of educational software. Through their innovative passGED study program, The GED Academy brings a virtual classroom to life on students’ computer screens—a classroom peopled with fellow students who struggle with real-life problems. “Maria Ramirez is a virtual student at The GED Academy,” says Michael Ormsby, the Academy’s president. “Her story shows how easily young people’s lives can be side-tracked by personal issues. But she’s back on track now.”

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by Leonard Williams

An innovative new GED preparation software program brings GED students to life in a virtual classroom. Dwayne Stone, a twenty-something who delivers pizza for a living, makes connections with learners’ real-life experiences and problems.

The GED Academy is part of a new breed of educational software. Through their innovative passGED study program, The GED Academy brings a virtual classroom to life on students’ computer screens—a classroom peopled with fellow students who struggle with real-life problems. “Dwayne Stone is one of our most memorable virtual students,” says Michael Ormsby, the Academy’s president. “He is the class clown—and every classroom needs one. He’s also our go-to guy for pop culture—movies, music, things students enjoy. But underneath his wacky joking, Dwayne has some substance. He wants to make everyone else happy—and struggles with his own low self-esteem.”

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by Leonard Williams

An innovative new GED preparation software program brings GED students to life in a virtual classroom. Curtis Jackson, an African-American with a checkered past, makes connections with learners’ real-life experiences and problems.

The GED Academy is part of a new breed of educational software. Through their innovative passGED study program, The GED Academy brings a virtual classroom to life on students’ computer screens–a classroom peopled with fellow students who struggle with real-life problems.

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