GED Video and Practice Test

Below is a video from my earlier days of teaching GED Prep.  It provides some framework to help you answer at least a few of the question in the practice test that follows below.  If you have questions, do not hesitate to call/text me at 707-385-1680.

Below is a practice GED Math Test.  Once you sign up (remember your user name and password) you can use it to take most of the tests that I post.  If you have trouble viewing the test below, CLICK HERE.

GED^® Teacher Damon Tinnon is a credentialed Adult Education Teacher in the State of California and teaches GED^®Preparation in the beautiful Napa Valley. Tinnon has helped hundreds of students pass the GED^®through his local class and has influenced thousands through his straightforward and motivating teaching style over the internet! Visit us at www.mygedlive.com

Looser GED rules encouraging carelessness?

Over the last few months, I have noticed a large increase in students taking the GED Test with no preparation.  I have heard, "I know I'm going to fail" and "I just started studying last week, Lol" and I have received the question "I am taking the test tomorrow morning, any tips?"

Tips?  Tips?  Are you kidding me?  There are people out there who would trust their future to tips?

No wonder only 85,000 people passed the GED Test last year.  In the old model, the scores were averaged and a higher test score could help a lower test score.  In most places, you had to take the test in 4-5 hour blocks.  You also had to pay for the entire test at one time in most states.

Now you can take one test at a time and pay for one test at a time.  I wonder if these looser rules are encouraging people to be careless and "just try it out," sensing less risk.

My encouragement to you is to actually prepare for this test.  Don't leave your future to "tips" and "Lol," instead, get real help and be prepared!

The video below is the GED Video of the Week.  It is on Percents.  

Bird Problem #1 - Percent from Damon Tinnon on Vimeo.

GED^® Teacher Damon Tinnon is a credentialed Adult Education Teacher in the State of California and teaches GED^®Preparation in the beautiful Napa Valley. Tinnon has helped hundreds of students pass the GED^®through his local class and has influenced thousands through his straightforward and motivating teaching style over the internet! Visit us at www.mygedlive.com

GED Video of the Week: February 23, 2015

I was stunned to read a tweet about the drastic drop in successful GED candidates in 2014.  The number I read was 85,000.  85,000.  85,000?
That was down from 475,000 successful GED candidates in the year before, 2013.  Well, there is not time to bemoan statistics.  I want to get down to work with people who are ready to get serious about preparing for this test and then passing this test.

I spend so much time talking about math - because it is needed - but I want to shift gears to writing.  There are three separate writing assignments on the GED Test.  

• The Extended Response section of the RLA
• The response to the prompt on the Social Studies Test
• The Short Answer response on the Science Test

This week's video talks about the Extended Response section of the RLA.

GED^® Teacher Damon Tinnon is a credentialed Adult Education Teacher in the State of California and teaches GED^®Preparation in the beautiful Napa Valley. Tinnon has helped hundreds of students pass the GED^®through his local class and has influenced thousands through his straightforward and motivating teaching style over the internet! Visit us at www.mygedlive.com

The new 2014 GED Test is hard!

Leading Adult Learners to pass the new GED test requires an entirely different approach than it did in 2013.

It was easier before. To be honest, students came with more of the skills that were necessary to pass. In 2014, you really have to have the chops to lift someone's skill in a relatively short period of time - to a much higher level. 

We are talking about analyzing two articles and then writing an essay about them. We are talking about Algebra: linear equations and quadratic equations. 

We are not talking about John buying a sweater for $39.95 and the sales tax is 7.5% and being asked to find out the total cost of the sale!

It is really important to teach conceptual skills. This is how I am having success preparing adult students in 2014.

Listen to my audio post on this topic: http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/4805224

GED^® Teacher Damon Tinnon is a credentialed Adult Education Teacher in the State of California and teaches GED^®Preparation in the beautiful Napa Valley. Tinnon has helped hundreds of students pass the GED^®through his class and has influenced thousands through his straightforward and motivating teaching style over the internet! Visit us at www.mygedlive.com