Our GED program teaches students to pass the 5 GED subjects; Writing Skills (English), Social Studies, Science, Reading Comprehension, and Math. The format is one-on-one, wherein the student works at their own pace. The student is scheduled to take the official tests when he/she and the instructor feel they are ready. Each of the official GED tests consists of 50 multiple choice questions, except Math, which includes 10 questions which require the student to mark their answer on a grid or graph.
Students may work on one subject until ready to take the official test, or they may move from one subject to another, at their discretion. Homework is assigned as necessary. Instruction hours are from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4, Mon thru Fri; and from 6 to 8 on Tues and Thurs evenings. Students are invited to take advantage of any of that time that suits their schedule.
Testimonials
Not long ago, a new student, Fran, began GED classes with us. Fran was a 50-something year old lady, newly laid off from a job she had held for about 20 years. She knew she would need a GED diploma to find new employment. She also knew that she would need a lot of help with Math. Her decision was to work solely on the Math until she could pass the official test. She began in October. She was with us 7 hours each day, 5 days each week, until May of the following year, working only on Math. Were there cries of anguish and tears of frustration? By the bucket load ! But she never waivered. In May of that year, she took and passed her GED Math test. Just barely, but she passed it ! Three months later, she had taken and passed the other four required tests, and received her GED diploma. She still stops by, once in a while, to say thank you.
Juan was a different story. Here was a very bright boy, who had dropped out of school because of severe emotional problems. He was almost non-communicative, even with us, but he was able to pass our practice tests with ease. He took all five of the official tests, and passed them with ease, except for Writing Skills. To pass Writing Skills, a student must write a 250 word essay on a topic that is given to them. Juan could not do that, due mostly, to his lack of social skills. He apparently was given a topic he knew nothing about. So, we continued to coach and cajole, telling him that the essay does not have to be true. It can be totally made up from his imagination. A few weeks later, he took the test again, passed it, and was one of our highest scoring students that year.
