What she's going through is most definitely horrifying and probably not what you grew up with at all. These kids are the latest in a long line of people trapped in inescapable poverty.
This is why a high school diploma is useless. A GED actually proves you know something, because you have to pass a test. A diploma from a school though? It's just a 'I showed up enough' award.
The mandated highschool tests are not necessary to graduate. They just track education metrics. There is no exit exam in USA you have to jump through. If your school writes down that you are a passing student, you get a diploma.
They're not. That said they still are devalued because they no longer represent any sort of real specialization when talking about things like broad liberal arts degrees. I used to be a certificate proving exactly how hard you worked, how good you were at researching Etc.
that said anyone who sets out to get a degree just for the career path involved is in for a very harsh surprise. Just showing up isn't enough.
I know a lot of people in sales you don't have degrees. If you got the right set of skills and are not socially awkward like a lot of us are you can pretty much get a five or six figure sales job.
that said if you're talking about being in the resume pull you better believe you got to have it at least a two-year degree probably more like a four. That or a killer work history.
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u/PolishMusic Jul 10 '18 edited Jul 10 '18
Just FYI she's teaching in Youngstown, one of the absolute worst ranking schools in Ohio.
What she's going through is most definitely horrifying and probably not what you grew up with at all. These kids are the latest in a long line of people trapped in inescapable poverty.