Famous People With A GED

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings. Actor and comedian Chris Rock. Sanjaya Malaker, the popular singer from American Idol. Judge Greg Mathis. What do these people have in common, besides being famous and respected? None of them finished high school, and they all earned their the GED.

Judge Mathis grew up in the housing projects in Detroit. He was involved in gangs. He spent time in jail. How did he pull himself out? After learning that his mother had cancer, Mathis decided it was time to change the course of his life. He was offered probation, if he entered a General Education Development program. He didn't just stop there though. He went on to college and law school, and he became the youngest superior court judge ever to serve in Michigan. Did he stop there? No, he went on to have his own television court show.

With a ged, opportunities for job advancement or for new careers can open up. Many promising careers, like travel agent, human resources assistant, salesperson, or physical therapist aide, require a high school degree or General Education Diploma. The armed forces now require a General Education Development certificate or high school diploma. GED graduates make an average of $385,000 more in their lifetime than people without. That's a raise of $12,000 a year for most people.

The General Education Development diploma is most lucrative when it's a gateway to higher education at trade schools, community colleges, or universities. The average income for college graduates is $44,000, more than double the income of people who haven't graduated high school, and 97% of colleges accept GED graduates.

Another highly respected GED graduate, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, was an active sponsor of scholarships for ged recipients. When speaking at a scholarship ceremony in 2003, he said: "You are now so much more prepared to go off in search of America. ... You have indelibly today taken a huge and magnificent step forward." Are you ready to take that step forward and find the land of opportunity?

Earning a General Education Diploma is not difficult. Most people can prepare in a few short months with online study programs. The GED Online has gleaned the bare essentials from high school . . . the things that are most valuable for success in today's job market. You don't need to memorize lots of facts and dates. It focuses on critical thinking skills: analyzing, making inferences, and applying concepts to new situations. With a little practice, you can quickly improve these valuable skills and ace the test.

Famous People Who Have Their GED

Chris Rock Jessica Simpson Danny Aiello Sean Connery Danica Patrick Cher Roger Daltrey Evel Knievel Tom Jones Jerry Lewis Danny Thomas John Chancellor Steve McQueen George Harrison Ringo Starr John Travolta Lee Marvin Lena Horne Marjoe Gortner Ellen Burstyn

Sanjaya Malaker Kweisi Mfume Richard Avedon Sonny Bono   Glen Campbell Jackie Collins Bo Derek Richard Pryor Peter Jennings Frank Sinatra Michael Caine Elaine May Gerard Depardieu Merle Haggard  Wylon Jeninings Kelly McGillis Robert Wagner Dean Martin Cary Grant Peter O’Toole

Paris Hilton Michael J. Fox Brigitte Bardot David Bowie Bill Cosby Prince Redd Foxx Loretta Lynn Bjorn Borg Olivia Newton John Carrie Fisher Flip Wilson Eartha Kitt Mary Lou Retton Vidal Sassoon Randy Travis Roger Moore Rod McKuen Gene Hackman James Gar

 

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Studying In The United States

Maybe you're one of the many students from around the world who want to get a university education in the United States. There are many who'd like to do this for lots of good reasons, but the first thing you need to be aware of is that a high school diploma is required of anyone who goes to college in the United States.

Even if you're living outside this country, you can still obtain the proper credential by going to either a public or a private school that will authorize your graduation. Then you have to make sure that you have the qualifications to get into the university you choose. You'll have to check out the individual colleges based on what they offer that you'd like to study, and some majors are more competitive than others.

In fact, it's always pretty competitive to apply as an international student. But one thing you can do throughout your high school studies is to keep your grades consistently high and don't just take the easy courses, either. Instead, take a challenging course load so the college admissions people can see that you work hard and still get good grades.

Be sure that you can speak the English language fairly well and can write it, too. That's where taking English as a Second Language can be very helpful. Pass one of its courses or take a test through IELTS (the International English Language Testing System) so that you're prepared for the admissions process you'll have to go through and can speak well when you are being interviewed or when you get accepted into one of your chosen schools.

Four percent of the undergraduate population in the United States and ten percent of the graduate student population are international students so you won't be alone. You'll have a common bond with those young people who believe that an American education will see them into the future and prepare them better than any other kind of education. We can say that this country has some of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the whole world.

Think of Harvard University, think of West Point, think of Stanford University. Many leaders of the world in terms of politics, business, and education come from these schools. An employer anywhere on the earth who has a choice between someone from another school and one of these top American schools will undoubtedly reach first for that top school graduate.

That means you have a leg up right from the start as soon as you graduate. But don't forget if money is an issue or if you just want to dip your toe into education to start, the United States has many small community colleges. There are some in every state and lots of them especially in California and Washington. Once you live in the area for a while, you can go to one of these schools for a very small tuition fee.

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Education In The United States

Mainly government provides education in the United States, and three levels of control and funding of coming, i.e. federal, state, and local. Curricula, funding, teaching and other policies in the elementary and high school levels over school districts are set through locally elected school boards with jurisdiction. With independent officials and budgets, other local jurisdictions are separated from school districts. State governments usually make educational standards and standardized testing decisions.

In different states, attending school is different and children are required to attend school till the age of 16-18. But the age of attending school in many states are till the age of 18. Age range from 14-18 is also exempted in some states. For attending schools, students have the options of public schools, private schools, or home school. Three levels of education is available in many of the public and private schools, i.e., elementary school, junior high school (middle school) and senior high school. Depending upon the area, levels of grade varies.

When we look around, approximately 76.6 million students got them registered from kindergarten through graduate schools. When the evaluation of these students was made on the basis of academically "on track", it was concluded that students having age range of 12 to 17 were 72 percent. In these, students attending the private schools for compulsory education were 10.4 percent, which resulted in 5.2 million students. When we review the adult population of the country, high school education was competed by over 85 percent and bachelor's degree have attained by 27 percent. Graduates of college and university average salary is $45,400, and according to the US census Bureau study conducted in the year 2002, the salaries are increased by $10,000 exceeding the national average.

In the country, children above age 15 have a literacy rate of 98%, and it is understood below from the science and mathematics understanding. Similar to the No Child Left behind Act, efforts of public and private efforts are pushed down the poor performance. According to the mean of other developed countries which is 35%, the adults who are entering to general population from work force is slightly below and it is 33%) and there is high rate of participation for getting continuing education for labor force is high. According to the recent studies, it clarifies that, "A slightly higher proportion of American adults qualify more scientifically literate than European or Japanese adults".

SCHOOL GRADES

In the US, at the age of five or six kindergarten education which is compulsory for beginning the school education. Depending upon the age group of the children, different grades are provided from the group, which begins with first grade and culminating in twelfth grade. Unlike Canada and Australia, where preference is given to cardinal numbers, in the U.S., for naming grades, ordinal numbers are used.

PRESCHOOL

In the United States, you will mot find any mandatory education for public pre-kindergarten or crèche programs. The Head Start preschool program is funded for the federal government for children of low-income families, but most families are funding their own preschool or childcare education.

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