Where and how can I get my G.E.D?

How can a girl with a 7th grade education get her GED or HS Diploma?

  • My daughter has a friend who didn't graduate the 8th grade due to depression issues. She's been kicked out of her local public school system as well as the vocation school that offers GED certification here. She is now 16 and Im trying to figure out what options this girl has to get a GED or High School Diploma. Her father isn't involved anymore and has pretty much wrote her off, waiting for her to turn 18 so its not his problem anymore and refuses to address her depression as well. The mother is also out of the picture. He wont drive her to another school or really help her in anyway, so I'd like to try to steer her in the right direction, however I don't have the means to drive her to school either. She doesnt have a drivers license. What options does she have? I cant bear to think of someone turning 18 with a 7th grade education and trying to make it in this world, this seems like she would be doomed to failure. Ive read that many online GED and HS Diploma courses are scams, so I don't know what the right answer for her is. Can anyone help me with ideas?

  • Answer:

    Enroll in a GED class. Apply yourself earnestly,study hard. And stay committed. Best wishes!

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There are several serious challenges here. The two primary ones are this girl's depression problem, and her inability to drive. She's getting kicked out of school for a reason, and whether it is related to her depression or some other issue, she's making problems for herself. Getting help for a medical condition (which is what clinical depression is) is completely her responsibility. You can offer to take her to a clinic or help her get in touch with the local public health authorities, but she must be willing to get her situation analyzed and dealt with. As far as transportation is concerned, neither you nor she can do magic. In order to pass a GED, since she has only a 7th grade education, she probably will need to attend GED preparation classes, which means locating one which is near public transportation, getting help with driving her through a community service organization (a church? a volunteer group?) or finding some other way to get her there. Is there a community college in the area? (Some offer GED classes.) Could student volunteers from the college take her, or could she ride with students who go back and forth regularly? Her two basic challenges must be resolved before anything else can be done for her. (And, by the way, she's awfully lucky to have someone in her life like you who cares enough about her to try to help her out.)

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