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11-25-2011, 06:33 PM

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Quilty-Louise

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Mary - Your NEVER to old to go back to school even if it s for your GED.
When I was 26 I went back to school to get my GED, the year that I got
mine was the FIRST year that the Community College in Hickory, NC was
offering cap & gown graduations.
One of the ladies who stood next to me (alphabetic order) was 82 years
old. She had been working for 5 years starting with ABE (Adult Beginning
Education) than moved on to the GED classes. The funny part to her story
was NOBODY in her family knew that she had been going to school to learn
how to read and write. So for Christmas 1991 she had passed her NC GED
tests, she made photo copies of her certificate had them framed and gave
them to her kids, grandkids and great-grands for Christmas.

About March 1992 everyone who had passed their GED exams in the previous
year received a letter inviting them and their families to attend the first cap and
gown certificate of completion ceremony.
Mrs Ginny was named and voted by all 186 taking part in the ceremony as our
mentor. Sadly though she passed away 3 weeks later of all things a car accident.

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Originally Posted by lawsonmugs

I'm proud of anyone that continues their education,no matter what age. I'm almost 63 and I believe I am going to go for my GED. May not be much to you but to me it is. I keep telling my grand kids to stay in school and get some college or tech training.I always feel odd because I didn't even finish high school.So I want to be a good example.Sue this new online bussiness,is it like the old radio call in shows where you got advice??LOL Just teasing you. Can you say more about the new bussiness?

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