A few years ago I subbed for a GED teacher who was on medical leave. I was surprised at how challenging the material was. One of the students said he wished he had finished high school because all he had to do was show up.
The grade school I attended was in one of the better districts in Illinois in the sixties and seventies. The other day I looked it up —it’s now K-3 only— and 10% of the students are functioning at grade level in reading and math. That’s where the problem starts.
Hmmm…maybe employers will soon seek GED grads over high screwel *grads*.