GED Stories

Stories to motivate and inspire. . .

Archive for March, 2012

I’m Doing This for Myself

Posted: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 @ 2:42 pm in Children and Families, GED Students, Getting Started with the GED, Self-Improvement | No Comments »

Claudia from Frankford, DE – 20 I want to do this for my kids. If I haven’t finished school, how can I be a role model for them? My dad is always getting on my back because I got pregnant and dropped out, so I’m doing this for him too. And for my mother, who passed [...]

I Want to Study

Posted: Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 @ 8:08 am in English Language Learners, GED Students, GED Students Around the World, Getting Started with the GED, High School Students | No Comments »

Sara from Bangkok, Thailand – 18 If I have a small problem, I can solve it with a cool head, but if I have a big problem, I’ll ask everyone around me what I should do. I really want to study, and I don’t want to sit in high school any more. I want a [...]

Thanks to the GED

Posted: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 4:43 pm in After the GED..., College Bound!, Success Stories | No Comments »

James - 73 I had very low student discipline while attending high school although I had a high IQ, so I was told. Put off doing the required home work. But I was attentive in the classroom & read all the required books. My test scores were always high, top 10%, but the missing home work [...]

A Better Life for My Son

Posted: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 4:35 pm in Children and Families, GED Students, Self-Improvement | No Comments »

Lindsey from Sioux Falls, SD – 24 I’m 24 years old and a single mother of a 4 year old son. I dropped out of school in th 9th grade, at the age of 16. I got pregnant when I was 19 and realized that I needed an education to find employment. It has taken me [...]