As some of you have figured out by now, I am a teacher. Specifically, I teach GED for a court probation office. In other words, I am teaching in a small corner of a small world.
It is a corner and a world that most people know very little about. That's why I'm starting a new section of The Occasional Ravings called Dispatch from the GED Front. I hope to update it more often, and unlike my usual ravings that cover a wide range of topics, Dispatch will focus on GED stuff. Things like how government policies directly effect my students, things that keep me coming back to teach, and who are my students? To start with, what does the average GED student look like? Well, they look like you. I have students from poor families, well off families, and no families. I have young students. I have old students. I have motivated students. I have lazy students. Students that struggle with school as well as students that find school easy are in my classes. As I am teaching in a probation office, most of the students in my class are here because they were told to. Of these, some have a magical moment where they realize what attending GED classes can do to their future. I also have students that are looking for a better life. One of my favorite reasons for being one of my students is one of the many variations I hear of "I want to show my kids that education is important". Last year one of these students in my class not only celebrated the high school graduation of their child, but also got to brag about said child getting a full scholarship to the local state university. This is but one of the many stories from my classroom that I intend to share. Stories that illustrate the power, and the frustrations, of adult education. Stay tuned!
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