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Most adults wouldn't want to be in classes with teens, OP. That makes sense, doesn't it? GED courses tend to progress faster than HS courses, too. The students in those courses can often get their coursework done faster than if they plodded through highschool classes. Generally the students are more focusses and therefore, better-behaved than in HS, too, because they're more motivated and more mature.
I'll reserve judgment because I am not familiar with GED classes. Can someone who has taught/taken them maybe chip in about what they cover, how long they take, and the structure of teaching (i.e. class time vs. homework, individual vs. group, etc.)?
Why is someone who drops out of high school not allowed to return later? For instance, in the district I went to high school in, if a student dropped out and then wanted to come back after age 21, it would be denied. Is the benefit to society of educating the individual somehow diminished simply because they are over 21?
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Originally Posted by North Beach Person
Because you have to set the cutoff somewhere.
What do you suggest? A 30 year old in with 9th graders? It's bad enough when you have that 20 year old 9th grader in with the 14 year olds. And yes, every single year I taught I had at least one 9th grader older than 18. In regular ed.
I would not be a parent that would want a 21 year old (let alone a 30 year old) attending classes with my teenagers. I would definitely have a difficult time with that.
I would not be a parent that would want a 21 year old (let alone a 30 year old) attending classes with my teenagers. I would definitely have a difficult time with that.
The the thing is, unless your kid tells you, you know the 21 year old, or a teacher told you, you'd likely never know.
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