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The School Board offers free Adult Education classes to individuals 16 years of age and older with less than a high school education, not presently enrolled in the K- 12 system. The local provider, Adult Education develops and enhances programs for undereducated adults seeking a high school equivalency diploma and adults whose lack of academic skills renders them unemployed, underemployed, or reduces their ability to have a positive effect of the literacy of their children. If you want a diploma, or just need a "Refresher" course in reading, writing, social studies, science or math enroll at our Campus-GED Department free of charge on August 14th and 15th. Regular classes begin on Wednesday, August 16, 2000, at 7:55 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Students can start anytime and pre-registration is not required. Classes are offered Monday-Friday, during the regular school year. Education makes a difference. Give it another chance now. Let us help you with a second chance. Participants include non-readers to individuals who lack little preparation to qualify for a high school diploma. Entering students are required to take two tests: the official GED Practice test and Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE). Learners are provided Individualized Prescription Instruction (IPI) documents from test results to make them aware of their present academic skills and provide a plan of progress toward their documented goals. Pre-GED and GED workbooks and computer lessons are available to use during class time. As needed, one on one instruction is provided. To succeed in a self-paced study, one needs to attend classes daily. A student who takes GED classes can also watch the GED-ON-TV series to supplement class work on Saturdays 6AM - 7AM year round on LPB, channel 13 locally. The GED-ON-TV series is broadcast to provide instruction in reading, writing, social studies, science, and math so that one can better prepare for the GED test. The GED tests are rigorous: the battery consists of five separate tests (writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics) that measure the general skills of knowledge acquired in a four-year high school program of study. GED tests are administered one Saturday each month at the Sabine Parish School Board Office during the regular school term. The first test date for the 2000-school term is Saturday, September 16th. The GED tests, which include 200-word essay, take seven and one-half hours to complete. These tests are administered each spring to a nationally representative sample of graduating seniors to establish the GED passing scores. To pass, adults must surpass the performance of 30 percent of graduating high school seniors. Employers and institutions of higher education recognize a GED diploma nationwide. The GED program has increased education and employment opportunities for over 12 million adults since 1942. At present, the GED testing program enables nearly half a million adults every year to obtain high school equivalency diplomas- about one in seven of all school diplomas issued annually in the United States.
I designed this lesson to introduce you to the GED test and what it takes to pass it. There are many ways to study for the GED and I hope that we can work together to find an interesting way to learn skills that will not only apply to passing the test, but to life, employment and further education as well. This lesson should help you make better decisions about how to study for the GED and when you're ready to take the actual test. Task You will explore Web sites that give you information about the GED test and how to study for it. You will also visit Dr. Freedman's Math . You will also establish an email account, if you don't already have one, and write an essay to tell me more about yourself. Process First, set up an email account on the Web. A list of possibilities is listed under resources. I prefer Yahoo! or Hotmail. Don't forget to write down your login and password so you can access your account again. Having accepted this mission, here is how you will complete the task. You may complete the assignment on your own or you can choose two other people to work with and divide the responsibilities as follows: Computer operator: This is the person who will be controlling where you go on the Internet. It is the responsibility of the computer operator to keep you on task. Recorder: This person will take notes on important information that will help you answer the required questions and any additional comments the group wants to add. Questioner: The responsibility of this person is to ask questions to help the other group members think of other information that they may want. The questioner should also question the opinions of other members to ensure the validity of those opinions. Next, read through the following Web sites and answer the questions on the worksheet. Feel free to explore further as time permits. General GED Information Center for Adult Learning Educational Creditials New Mexico Lottery Success Scholarship Information New Mexico Lottery: Scholarships Math Study Aids Professor Freedman's Math Help Essay Assignment Write a five paragraph essay, or as much as you can, describing your last year in school. You can write it directly as an email message or you can use a word processor and attach it to your email message. Send it to me no later than Sunday of this week. Evaluation Once you email your answers and essay to me, I will respond. I'll let you know how you did with the questions and suggest lessons to improve your writing, if necessary. There are no grades in this class, only help learning the material you need. If you have any questions at any time, don't hesitate to contact me by email or by phone. Conclusion I hope this has helped to give you an introduction of what the GED test is all about and the many ways that you can improve your skills. Good reading, writing and math skills are what it takes to pass the GED, and good communication skills combined with computer literacy will help you with employment and daily living. Please email me and let me know what you thought of this lesson. See you next week! General Educational Development (GED) Tests measure the outcome of a high school education. Adults who earn a GED prove they have acquired skills equivalent to those of high school graduates. The test is divided into five sections: mathematics, science, social studies, writing, and reading. It is highly recommended that GED candidates prepare rigorously for the test through careful study and by completing official practice tests. Candidates who enroll in GED Preparation classes and obtain professional guidance increase their chances of success.The NRCC Adult Education program offers classes to adults in Floyd, Giles, Pulaski counties, and the City of Radford. The classes are designed to meet the needs of students at various educational attainment levels. They consist of: GED Preparation GED Math and GED Writing GED Distance Education GED Fast Track GED Computerized Class GED Practice Test |
