LEONARD EOUSSA
GED IN ENGLISH
EXCERPTS FROM MY GED EXPERIENCE
January 23, 2017
was THE DAY. Walk-
ing into Sonia Gutier-
rez Campus reminded
me of my childhood in
Manoka where I grew
up and attended prima-
ry school. When I came
in, I thought I was going
to be the oldest student
on campus but I quick-
ly changed my mind
when I met other older
students in the building.
From that instant, I knew
I was not alone and that
I could do it.
Once in the class-
room, I met my inspiring
and dedicated teacher,
Chantal, who really in-
troduced me to Carlos
Rosario. She trained
me to read as fast as I
could. She taught me
how to connect the plot
arc to the story and gave
me supporting docu-
ments and tools that the
school makes available
to the students. Follow-
ing her advice and mak-
ing use of the materials
she gave me, I found
myself, after 2 months
of classes, immersed in
American History, Civ-
ics and Government,
and everything I needed
to be ready to take the
GED for Social Studies
and Language Arts. I do
remember one day she
said to me, “You have it
in you already, I’m just
hoping you bring it out.”
Five months later, I
moved to GED 300.
There, Brad was waiting
for me. And I have to
say, he did pretty well.
He organized the class
in such a way that it was
easy for everyone to fo-
cus. He worked with the
group but followed us
individually. On school
days, he was always
available to respond to
student requests. One
night, I was working on
Mathspace at home at
11pm and I had a prob-
lem. I emailed Brad and
within 5 minutes he re-
plied to my email with
directions to solve it.
Both Chantal and Brad
gave me the key to my
success.
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