Comments on: GED’s - to take or not to take

By: admin

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:11:49 +0000

Thanks for your input, Tony, and thanks for the kudos. Only one thing I caution you about - the curriculum in public schools is the least of your worries. It’s the attitudes and undertones of the ‘us against them’ that should be your main concern. If a child is taught at home that evolution is bogus, that’s great! However, when they go to school for more time than they are home, their friends who are not taught that evolution is bogus gain the upper hand and Daddy and Mommy become the morons. Proceed with caution When my kids were about 10, 8 and 5 I gave them the “team talk” lol. I explained to them that we were a family and that was the best club to ever be in. I told them that others would try and get them to be on their team, but that we were their bestest friends ever. I guess it worked! LOL Praise God!!!!

By: Anthony Setty

Anthony Setty — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:27:46 +0000

I would like to say that Im a GED kid. With that being said I have a couple opinions based on my experience.
GED stands for General Education Diploma. It is my understanding that (Ohio in my case) has given me a diploma because they tested me and figured out I was just as smart if not smarter than Ohio’s average 12th grader.
On the down side of things… Yes, people that know this about me on a personal level love making crakes like “oh, you have one of those ‘Good Enough Diplomas’”. Other than the occasion joke (from people that don’t matter) I have NEVER ran into any issues being a “GED kid”.
My college, Full Sail University http://www.fullsail.edu/ , did not require a SAT or ACT but they DID require a “high school diploma or equivalent”. They, as a result, DO recognize the GED. Im actually enjoying a scholarship to one of the top 5 universities in my chosen industry and did it with GED. So, parents, DO NOT let any one convince you that a GED is not enough. My student ID is proof that it is.
The local college in my town (Tennessee Tech university) DOES require BOTH “high school diploma or equivalent” AND an ACT test. You don’t have both then too bad.
A friend of mine goes to a school that required an SAT but could care less if he finished high school or not (he didn’t). However, this is a community college and the difference between community colleges and universities is huge in the eyes of employers. They are two different things all together.
I said that to say this: Depending on where your child want to attend school (if at all) they will have certain requirements to meet. Consider those as you choose their high school education. Which will be best for the child? Which will get the child the most/best opportunities? Plan for college while homeschooling! Oh, and UTC (University Of Tennessee at Chattanooga) will require certain “credits” in certain classes in order to attend. I was given a letter of denial by there admissions department because I had no credits in a foreign language class and lacked one credit in Algebra.
Different school have different requirements so consider that is all I’m saying.
Now off to homeschooling as a whole…
Home schooling has its pro’s and con’s just like public school (although its a lot more pros and a lot less cons). At this point I feel I need to “give honor to whom honor is due”! If you are homeschooling DO IT LIKE PEGGY AND RON! All 3 of there children are smarter than me AND half of my professors in college. These kids are scary smart! Last time I was with them (at an air force museum) there youngest son was TEACHING ME things. Thats homeschooling done RIGHT! My “mental capacity” is down right embarrassing compared to all three of them and Im on an academic scholarship and run my own successful company. Peggy deserves an applause!!!
In the other hand I personally know an 18 year old young lady up in Ohio (Ron and Peggy know her but I won’t say which one she is) that is currently in the 4th grade in her homeschooling. Her older sister recently got married and her husband had to help her fill out job applications because she didn’t understand the forms. This is PATHETIC! This girls mom (the one at the 4th grade level) paid a baby sitter to take the high school achievement test on the girls behalf (per the older sister).
I said that to say this: PARENTS, HOMESCHOOLING IT WAHT YOU MAKE IT FOR YOUR CHILDREN. If your going to take this burden on then TAKE IT ON and dont rase a group of retards in Jesus name! Your children are going to be out on there own one day and they DESERVE to be smatter than the rest.
Only issue I’ve personally ran into as a homeschooler: Culture Shock! I was blessed enough to have a mom like Peggy so when I finished school I was smarter academically than any high school grad. I could dance circle around these kids academically speaking. Actually, walk into any Mcdonalds, or Taco Bell and pay attention to the employees. The public School system should be embarrassed of itself. If I rase my daughter to be as dumb as the average public school student then I failed as a parent. Some of these kids can’t even read or multiply!
BUT!!! No matter how much you shelter and protect a child one day they will be out in society. It took me a long time (and a couple wasted job positions) to finally figure out how to interact with the “secular” industry. My communication skills and personalty down right sucked. It wasn’t because I wasn’t smart enough for the job (more often than not I was too smart of the position) it was because I didn’t know how to interact with the other 18-25 year olds that grew up differently. I really don’t know exactly how to describe this or what the right words to use to explain myself are, but may I say this: Part of educating your child IS preparing them for the world! I missed that part and it cost me dearly at the beginning.
Because of this I do plan on sending my daughter to public school BUT there will be plenty of “fixing it” when she gets home every day. I want her to have the social experience (both the good AND the bad) so she will know what to expect when she moves out. BUT you best belief that stupid evolution trash will not fly in my house! I know its going to be a long 12 year battle with the public school system but it a battle Im willing to take on. My daughter will have a public school education BUT her mommy and daddy will be the ones that make her smart. That way she has brains AND social experience. Does that make since?

By: Susan Watson

Susan Watson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:39:34 +0000

I really like this post! It’s something to think about. We are able to get a diploma through our accountability association in SC but understand that each state/situation is different.

By: Shannon Wells

Shannon Wells — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:50:01 +0000

This is a good post, Peggy. And, I’ll add my 2 cents in. If a child, growing up in a home school family feels God calling him or her to be a doctor, lawyer, or plans to go in to another profession, they had better get a GED or pass those ACT and SAT’s to get in to the university. I home school and I believe it is right for us. i know i am in the Lord’s will as a home school mom, but it is not for everyone, and I don’t believe that it is God’s will for everyone. I have a friend who is a Christian. I believe her calling is to be a teacher at the WV school for the blind. She is a wonderful teacher and loves those kids like you wouldn’t believe. She had 2 daughters, both of whom went to public school. These 2 ladies now are working in ministry, one in music at her church and the other at a Christian camp working with youth. So, home school, the lady felt, was not what God wanted for her and her children. We are to be a peculiar people, yes, but Jesus, even though he was strange to others, ate with sinners. Jesus did normal everyday things, visited with normal everyday folks and yet did it without sin. So, I think we are to do the same. And, something I never thought of until now, Jesus had a profession before He went in to His ministry; He was a carpenter. He built things and sold them. I’m sure Joseph by that time was getting on in years. Back then, working so hard, folks aged quicker than now, after all. So, Jesus dealt witht the public, possibly made contracts for jobs to be done. He probably had to pass a test or 2 inorder for Joseph to feel he could leave Him to do a job on His own. There may not have been a standardize test back then, but Jesus didn’t say, “Well, I’m special, so therefore, I didn’t need to deal with the folks of this world.” Just my 2 cents.