Cornell
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You know what @Cornell...let's run with this for a moment.....At this point I'm encouraging my daughter to:
1) Drop out; and/or
2) Get her GED
You're an educator - help me with this. Doesn't GED just scream "I was a drop out"?You know what @Cornell...let's run with this for a moment.....
Now IF (and yes, this is a BIG if) your daughter is ready to be done with HS, why not go ahead and get her GED IF she is going to head on to college anyway?
I'll be back in a bit to expand on this idea.....have to step away for a bit...
I have a friend in Canada. One of her dds dropped out of high school (so yes she was a drop out). At some point she went back and got her GED (or whatever the equivalent is in Canada). Last I heard she was working on, or had just gotten her PhD. Of course her case is different than you dd. She wasn't motivated to stick it through to graduation. But she's certainly done well.You're an educator - help me with this. Doesn't GED just scream "I was a drop out"?
And she's not ready to be done with high school -- she is being FORCED to be done with high school.
Actually, I think a 2020 GED would scream "I dispensed with high school and moved on". Her college degree would be quicker, too, so nobody would much care how she finished high school.You're an educator - help me with this. Doesn't GED just scream "I was a drop out"?
And she's not ready to be done with high school -- she is being FORCED to be done with high school.
You're an educator - help me with this. Doesn't GED just scream "I was a drop out"?
Don't shoot for fall college start (that's coming too fast!), go for midterm. Knock off the GED, call HS done. Go take your months' long trip, both of you decompress Somewhere Else.@bbodb1 Thank you so much for your kind and thought-provoking words. My daughter is in such a weird spot b/c it's looking like she will be graduating from a high school without spending the last two years actually there . It's just surreal.
You make some great points about the GED. She's so mentally exhausted , I don't know if she has it in her right now to "switch gears" and delve into college this fall. I may discuss with her this weekend. Something has happened with her in the past few weeks where I cannot really discuss school with her. It's become an "off limits" topic and she just shuts down.
....and?Alcoa Middle School reports positive coronavirus test after three days of classes
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....and?
Thank you @geekette - great thoughts & ideas. Unfortunately I cannot take a month to travel - I have a day job. This single mom has to pay the bills.Don't shoot for fall college start (that's coming too fast!), go for midterm. Knock off the GED, call HS done. Go take your months' long trip, both of you decompress Somewhere Else.
If she could have some time totally Free, the hs monkey off her back, I think that could be beneficial in immediate mental health, but also in taking a lot of time to determine next step. I am one of those that can take a long time to make a big decision. It can annoy other people. However, once I make a decision, it is solid, I am no waffler. It is easier to process items involved in a decision when my brain isn't cluttered with all that other stuff of life, like deadlines and work I don't want to do. When things are simple, my gears turn better and faster.
The one thing I would ask if I were taking this leap with her, is find something productive to do. Sure, loaf for 2 solid weeks. Then, whatever it is, get started. Begin a hobby. Get certified to teach Pilates. Study history of the area you're visiting. Volunteer at a nonprofit. Something. Anything. Her choice. Switch it up as desired. She could even audit college classes if she wanted to (I could do that free, not sure that is the case everywhere/any more? I only mention that in case she thinks she isn't yet ready for college - she may find out, oh, this isn't rocket science! Confidence boosts are always good when in a weird space of life).
This could also be something she could use to jump into college with GED. Yes, I dropped out to graduate early, and immerse myself in .... because it always interested me, and now I want to parlay that intense self-study into .... at your school's department of ..... I would of course use words like self development, personal growth, blah blah blah. I don't honestly think the GED will be an issue, definitely not for a young lady that clearly has a lot going for her and did it strategically vs stupidity of youth that led to stereotypical dropout story.
Mostly, I'm sorry to hear she is feeling out of sorts. It's understandable, but I'm sure it's rough to see and not be able to instantly fix any of it.
Interestingly enough, this occurred while the school was in the midst of a staggered start with only 20% of the students present. But from the article:Alcoa Middle School reports positive coronavirus test after three days of classes
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... ACS policy requires children to quarantine for 14 days after exposure to someone with COVID-19, unless they provide a doctor's note or negative test result saying they may return earlier. Staff members may continue working in the schools after potential exposure to someone with the coronavirus if the employee has no symptoms, wears a face mask and follows other health protocol...
Interestingly enough, this occurred while the school was in the midst of a staggered start with only 20% of the students present. But from the article:
That makes zero sense, and pretty much ensures the district is going to have more cases.
Edit: and puts the at-risk staff members in even more danger...
Thank you thank you -- great ideas that I may start looking into.Cornell, does your Community college require a HS diploma? And, how close is she to getting a GED? If you need HS diploma, and she can whip out GED requirements for the fall, then I'd do that and start the next semester with CC.
Maybe also contact the HS and see if you can work out a deal to go to CC online and get regular HS diploma. Or if they'll set up Dual Enrollment credit for a few basic Cc online classes, and parents pay the CC tuition.
I don't think any employer/college/grad school will care about GED for those during Covid who continue to college and do well. And a simple explanatory sentence that HS during Covid was sabpar online should suffice.
Awesome - I'm on it.I don't know that GED requires "credits" vs. passing the test. I'd find a practice test online or order a practice book ASAP to find out if just a week or two of studying might suffice for pass the test.
ohhhhh, I thought you were going to remote work from a different place for a while. sorry about that!Thank you @geekette - great thoughts & ideas. Unfortunately I cannot take a month to travel - I have a day job. This single mom has to pay the bills.
I am going to float some ideas to her this weekend and see what she has to say.