Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j7DDJwG18889; Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:19:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:19:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001601c5a009$7410e020$a50d1845@DeepThought> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Woods" <woods@ncia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1453] Re: GED passage doesn't prepare students X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1140 Lines: 22 Andres Muro wrote: >We need to prepare students better for CCs. At the same > time we need to work with CCs that serve large numbers of students > coming from literacy and GED programs. I don't know if it makes any difference, but if you count the number of incoming freshmen at most any college and count them again in the sophomore year, a huge number drop out whether they are GED recipients or high school graduates. It's probably just as dangerous to generalize about colleges as it is to generalize about students, but the most professors I have known would bend over backwards to help a student if the professor perceived motivation in the student. It's good that some colleges have open admissions and accept students with GEDs or diplomas. After acceptance, whether you sink or swim, that is up to the student. I think we could probably do a better job portraying the rigors of college to our GED students so they will have a more realistic understanding of what it will take to succeed, and with that, be better able to make informed decisions about what they want to do. Tom Woods Community High School of Vermont
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