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From: Virginia Tardaewether <tarv@exchange.chemeketa.edu>
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Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1975] Re: EFF and GED classrooms
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My experience is that, as the leader of the class, one needs to help
students see that EFF is on the GED test. Look at the NEW GED competencies
and have the students locate the EFF correlations....if that doesn't work
(it will) but if it doesn't then have the students look at their goals (ie
why are you gettting a GED?) and find how EFF fits those goals. AND if that
doesn't work find out what their life/family goals are and have them link
that to EFF and the GED. Personally, I think you are underselling your GED
students if you focus only on passing a test. Is completion of high school
only about passing test? I don't think so: I think it is about
relationships, community, personal committment, humor, fun, hard work, play,
getting along with others and changing one's community. If a person comes
to me with bad body ordor and no tactfulness and they leave only with a GED,
I have certainly not done all of my job.
PS: How are you fitting technology skills into your classroom? They aren't
necessarily on the GED, yet we are responsible for students gaining those
skills.
Va
Virginia Tardaewether
Chemeketa {Place of Peace}
Outreach Instructor
Dallas, OR 97338
tarv@chemeketa.edu
503-316-3242
-----Original Message-----
From: j ransone [mailto:jransone2@jcplin.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:28 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1973] Re: EFF and GED classrooms
Hi everyone,
A practitioner has expressed an interest in information regarding how to get
GED students to "buy into" EFF activities. Her experience has been that GED
students are so focused on passing the test that they resist any activities
in which they don't see a direct relationship to the test. Please share
your experiences in this area, or activities you have used to address this
issue.
Thanks,
Jenny
Jenny Ransone
NIFL-4EFF Discussion List Moderator
jransone2@jcplin.org
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