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re: What does a GED mean to you?
Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:45 am to SuperSaint
Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:45 am to SuperSaint
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How about trying yo not judge a book by its cover and find out what was the reason someone didn't finish HS traditionally?? I mean god forbid you take the judgements shades off while trying to staff a business.
But naaaaa frick that, judge that bitch, I'm sure there hasn't ever been an issue out of someone's hands of why they had to get a GED... frick it
I mean looking at resumes is quite literally judging a book by its cover. I would toss most resumes in the trash if they don't have a ged unless it's for a fork lift operator and even then
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Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:49 am to fareplay
GED is probably harder than a traditional HS diploma. You have four years to finish high school. GED is more of a sprint.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:51 am to fareplay
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What does a GED mean
Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:56 am to LanierSpots
One of the smartest kids in our class took the GED when she was in the 11th grade and went on to college early. I guess she was just sick of high school bullshite.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 8:59 am to Powerman
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If the highest level of education you're looking at is high school then why would a GED be that big of a deal?
Yep. At that level, the more important question is "Do they piss clean?"
Posted on 5/14/17 at 9:54 am to NoHoTiger
Sometimes having a GED isn't about high school at all...... I was home schooled. The program my mom used wasn't accredited. I got a 27 on my ACT and a GED. I can just say with little fear of being wrong that I'm the most successful person on TD.
Just food for thought.
Just food for thought.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 10:10 am to fareplay
True Story: I know a lawyer with a GED.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 10:14 am to melovecookie
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I can just say with little fear of being wrong that I'm the most successful person on TD.
How are you measuring success? This could kick off an interesting competition.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 10:14 am to Ryan3232
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but i you cant finish high school, I personally dont want to hire you for whatever business im running.
A good friend of mine had a completely fricked up childhood and was abandoned at 14.
She's got a ged and her bachelors. She's got more resolve and strength then you'll ever know
Posted on 5/14/17 at 10:32 am to OweO
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Good Enough Degree.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 10:48 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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True Story: I know a lawyer with a GED.
Does he have a framed copy of his GED on the office wall?
Posted on 5/14/17 at 11:31 am to Twenty 49
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I can just say with little fear of being wrong that I'm the most successful person on TD.
How are you measuring success? This could kick off an interesting competition.
Financial gain for work/time.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 11:43 am to fareplay
I'm a GED holder--in addition to 2 bachelors degrees, a masters, and a doctoral degree. I came through home school before it was "cool," and getting a GED was the only way I could get into college. So, there's that.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 11:56 am to fareplay
If you won't hire someone because they have a GED instead of a diploma, I'd say that would be one of the smallest obstacles you'd have to overcome to ever have any success.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:30 pm to fareplay
Bad decisions as a youngster, but put in the effort to better themselves later in life. Would absolutely hire
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:31 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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I'm not in the position to hire people, but I would never hire someone who didn't have the resolve to finish the easiest part of their life.
I am 62 yeas old, while the school work may have been simple, my high school years were some of the most difficult years of my life, it was very hard to focus on school. Many people drop out of school to escape difficult home environments, not everyone with a GED as lazy or a screw up. My Dad had a GED and later became a engineer, a local dentist started out with a GED, and at least one NASA astronaut had a GED.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:35 pm to AZTarheeel
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Does he have a framed copy of his GED on the office wall?
She's a she.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:40 pm to AZTarheeel
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Does he have a framed copy of his GED on the office wall?
I don't know any professionals that keep HS Diploma on the wall either.
Posted on 5/14/17 at 12:55 pm to fareplay
I know someone who finished 11th grade, realized she could get a GED and just go straight to college so that's what she did.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 9:40 pm to NoHoTiger
I'm a welding inspector and passed the 6 figure point years ago. I also just finished writing my first novel.
I have a GED.
I have a GED.
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