How many kids graduating from high school today could pass the GED? ( Just wondering) How many of their **TEACHERS** would fail it, especially the math section?
One of the problems homeschoolers face is the age restriction on taking the GED. When my children entered college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13, they were forbidden to take the GED because they were too young. State law required that they had to be at least 16. Well,...Without a GED they were barred from **all** scholarship aid.
There are many young people who are bright, motivated, and intelligent and are **languishing** in high school play pens simply to get the “official” high school diploma that will allow them to apply for scholarships and/or straight forward enrollment in the military.
By awarding an official high school diploma to a child of **any** age to who had passed the GED, or similar private exam, would empty the government schools of **thousands** of bright and motivated children. These children would be then free to attend college, start work, begin an apprenticeship, join the military **YEARS** ahead of those who choose to stay behind. The earnings over a lifetime for these children could easily be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And...each child that leaves the government schools early saves the taxpayer THOUSANDS of dollars!
Wintertime, you’re spot on. I think it all boils down to money the schools would lose. The exact words of the college recruiter, when seeing my 13 year old’s SAT scores, were “holy $h*!”
One can take the Accuplacer at any age in our state and access higher ed and funding.