Earning a GED (General Educational Development) credential can be the first step to college, concludes Crossing the Bridge, a study by the American Council on Education, which administers the exam. However, few make it to any sort of college degree.
Of 2003 GED Test passers with college goals, 43 percent enrolled in postsecondary education within six years, usually at a community college; 71.5 percent of GED passers with college goals enrolled. Only half returned for the second semester and only 12 percent completed a degree within six years, notes Ed Week’s Curriculum Matters.
GED passers don’t do as well as high school graduates in college or in the job market, research shows. According to a recent University of Chicago study, passing the GED doesn’t help drop-outs significantly because they tend to struggle with “noncognitive deficits” such as “lack of persistence, low self-esteem, low self-efficacy, and high propensity for risky behavior.”
Many high schools are putting failing students in quick ‘n easy “credit recovery” programs to boost graduation rates. I fear more high school graduates with marginal academic skills also will be weak in “soft skills.”
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at 2:13 am
Now we can get the distance learning so as to get the degree while also going for the job. Hence that is the best way.