McGraw-Hill’s GED w/ CD-ROM: The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests

5 Responses to “McGraw-Hill’s GED w/ CD-ROM: The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests”

1. Andrea Claassen-hansen says:

   April 25, 2010 at 10:26 am

   New York, New York, if you can make it there you’ll make it anywhere.. This books helps you to pass all tests.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
2. Ruan Jing says:

   April 25, 2010 at 12:48 pm

   I don’t know what a GED test look like; after studying a section or this book, I feel the material printed on this book is too simple for me, it’s really that simple to pass GED? I don’t know. My doubt could only be resolved when I go to take the test.
   Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
3. Rosalyn M. Batups says:

   April 25, 2010 at 2:56 pm

   the book finally came after nearly two week manner of language. And my son is just ok with it. The cd only ocvers the pre-test not on how to do the work or study so it’s just ok for us.

   thanks
   Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
4. Luther Setzer says:

   April 25, 2010 at 4:34 pm

   Many high school students quit school before graduation. They have copious causes for this choice, some more legitimate than others. The bottom line remains that the modern world regularly demands at least a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to progress to privileged levels of occupational achievement. This especially holds right for persons who want to earn a college degree. So for high school dropouts interested in building such progress, the All-purpose Educational Development (GED) credential becomes a must. Additional Amazon reviewers have already praised this book so I will strive to avoid repeating their valid applause. As a college graduate who followed an unusual path of education, but, I do want to make some observations about this book and the GED that I hope additional readers find helpful.

   First, let me state that I establish this massive tome reasonably an enjoyable and informative experience. It contains, in one volume, the essentials of what every high school graduate ought to know. The included compact disc (CD) has fully interactive practice tests on every GED theme and provides feedback to the user on areas needing improvement. A GED candidate would have a hard time finding a better study guide.

   Now for the main thrust of my review. I bought this text for the prompt purpose of examining my own educational background and attempting to share lessons learned with future generations. I attended a tiny, rural high school in North Carolina 1980-1982 for ninth and tenth grades. My literary ambitions led to my application to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM), a new conduct experiment in education that opened in 1980 for “gifted” eleventh and twelfth graders. To my delight, the school accepted me and I attended 1982-1984 and graduated with a high school diploma from that school as well as 19 semester hours of placement college credit. I will not repeat my lessons learned from persons experiences in this review but invite the reader to do a Google search for my article “Advice for Persons Considering NCSSM” and my YouTube video “Dual Enrollment versus NCSSM” as a replacement for. Suffice it to say that I would expand my range of options to investigate if I establish myself in tenth grade today.

   This brings me to the point of this review. As I read this book, I reflect back to what I knew in tenth grade and how I might have performed on the GED in persons days. Frankly, I reflect I could have passed it with very small study. The main subjects in the book I had not yet studied at that time included World History, Economics, and Civics. The book elucidates these subjects so well that I feel confident I could have spent a few hours studying them and passed the corresponding tests. That a “gifted” student could do this begs questions about why the government schooling system keeps such students locked into government high schools rather than encouraging them to end high school early and start college early. Programs such as NCSSM as well as the new “Early College High Schools” popping into being attempt to take up this problem with mixed success. But, the Internet now makes a college education much more accessible to such accelerated learners with high school not even needed.

   In my fantasy “do over” scenario in which I establish myself a teenager today, I would take the GED after tenth grade and immediately enroll in my local community college, bypassing NCSSM altogether. After completing foundational courses for the next two years, I would transfer to engineering school as a junior while my ex- high school peers languished as college freshmen. I would have no need to rely on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, merely “hoping” to get college credit, because I would have already earned it.

   Of course, as with all fantasies, achieving this one would require satisfying many “if” statements: “If” I could get the support of my parents; “If” I could turn the law to my favor; “If” I could pass the significant college entrance examinations; “If” I could find the funds and transportation needed to attend local college early; “If” … “If” … “If” …. So many conditionals represent a fundamental flaw in American education today, namely its intrinsic resistance to young students of ability, independence, and ambition. The handsome payoffs would make the effort to overcome such resistance worthwhile, but.

   I conclude this review by encouraging young, smart high school students to buy and read this book. Consider the implications of an early GED followed by an early start in college. It could change your life for the better.
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
5. M. Rodriguez says:

   April 25, 2010 at 6:32 pm

   Sixteen year ancient finds the CD helpful and matches her study material that is being provided at school.
   Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5