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Jobs Without High School Education – Jobs Hiring Hard Workers
December 19, 2011 | 
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Having trouble finding a job without a high school education? Well you’re not alone, thousands of companies place far too much emphasis in your previous schooling, and not enough in what really matters, work ethic. Even a monkey can be educated, but a solid work ethic can’t be taught. I realize how much people without diplomas/degrees are being discriminated on so I wrote this article to help those people.
You can earn thousands per month, and you don’t need a high school diploma or a college degree to do it. It’s called Ezine Publishing, and it’s a fairly simple way to make money online, but it requires quite a bit of work to be successful. You write articles and submit them to EzineArticles, and in your articles you include an advertisement. When someone clicks the link and makes a purchase, you get a solid commission. It’s a very effective high paying way for someone to get a job without a high school education.
How much can you expect to earn? Well that all depends on how much work your willing to do. As a general rule, well written articles of about 250 – 400 words make anywhere from 15 – 30$ a month. They continue to make money for about 2 – 4 years. So every article you write will make on average 720$ over a course of 3 years. Articles only take 20 – 30 minutes to make, so just imagine how much money you’ll be making after a single month!
If you’re interested in getting started in ezine publishing there is a few things you should know. First off, the entire process is entirely free. Writing and publishing and hosting the articles will cost you nothing. The only thing that will cost a dime, is learning how to write and publish these articles correctly so they will get indexed on Google. The schooling wont cost you an arm or a leg and it wont bore you to death like Highschool/College/etc. try to do. It’s quick and to the point.
Home School Education – Advantages and Disadvantages
Why Parents Choose a Home School Education
An increasing number of children today are receiving a home school education. The reasons for making the choice to home school their kids varies from family to family but there are three main reasons why parents are removing their children from the public school system and giving them a home school education.
The first reason is that the public education system in the United States is struggling to provide a proper education for the nation’s children with out of date text books, run down school buildings and inadequate equipment. Provision of a home school education enables the parents to have control over the quality of the educational materials used by their children and the general conditions in which they are educated.
The second reason is that parents wish to assume more control over the influences their children will be exposed to. This is often on the basis of religious grounds but, very often, it is simply because a home school education will ensure the child learns the values upheld by the family and is taught from an early age what behavior is appropriate. Unfortunately, many public schools have a poor reputation for instilling good discipline in students. This often results in badly behaved children disrupting lessons and preventing their peers from getting the full benefit of classes. Discipline and the upholding of proper standards of behavior is an important part of a home school education.
The third reason many parents choose to give their children a home school education is fear for their safety. Violence is on the increase everywhere and the public school system has not escaped this trend. Violence in the public education system is getting worse and the individual acts of violence are more serious. Since the shocking events at Columbine High School there have been further tragedies involving firearms where teachers and students have been injured or killed. A home school education ensures the safety of children who would otherwise be seriously at risk of harm.
The Disadvantages of Opting For Homeschooling
Providing a home school education is not simply a matter of parental choice. In most cases the state education board of the state in which the family resides will have to approve a decision to give a child a home school education. The person taking on the responsibility of homeschooling must be certified to be a home teacher, the curriculum must follow the state curriculum, and the text books and other educational materials to be used must be approved by the state. Although this might seen like undue interference in what is a matter of personal choice, the state has a responsibility to ensure that all children receive an adequate standard of education and checks will be made to ensure that any child being kept away from public school is being properly educated.
A home school education might mean that a child is deprived of certain opportunities which would have been available within the public school system. There could be difficulties in providing facilities for athletic children to realize their potential. Musically talented children could be similarly disadvantaged. In some states there is provision for children receiving a home school education to take part in amenities such as being able to attend sports lessons and join after-school clubs. However, the level of assistance provided to homeschooling parents is not uniform and varies a lot from state to state.
The final potential disadvantage to affect children receiving a home school education is that they will not develop the social skills which will be important as they grow up. Social interaction with their peers and with adults outside the family is essential if a child is going to grow up with a properly balance personality and a reasonable level of social skills. These developmental issues can be fairly easily overcome if the child lives in a state where homeschooling parents are given support and the child receiving a home school education is accepted into classes and extra-curricular activities.
The decision to keep a child out of the public education system is not one any parent would make lightly and any weighing up of the pros and cons must take into account the level of support the state will provide. However, if the public school system continues to deteriorate, the number of children receiving a home school education is bound to increase.
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Looking Beyond the GED – Higher Education
Over 30 million American adults lack a GED or high school diploma. If you’re an adult without a high school diploma, the GED is an important step in moving on with your life. It opens up more job opportunities and enhances self-esteem. The GED is just the tip of the iceberg, though. The greatest career opportunities come with college education. You can gain the most benefit from a GED by using it as a stepping stone to higher education.
The income level of adults goes up, with more education, and at the college level, it makes a large leap. Among people 25 and over who had full-time jobs, the median weekly income for people without a high school diploma was $426 in 2008. With a high school diploma, it jumped to $591 a week, an increase of nearly 40%. With a 2-year Associate degree, median income was $736 a week, and with a bachelor’s degree, median income was $978. That’s more than double the median income without a high school diploma.
Can GED graduates succeed in college? They can, and do. Rockingham Community College student Khori Navarre earned a GED in 2008 before enrolling as a full-time student. Now, Navarre has a 4.0 grade-point average and won the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award. Navarre credits the GED with giving her confidence to go on to college.
If you are working toward a GED, start thinking of the next step. Look into local community colleges and universities. Many states and colleges have programs for GED graduates, and scholarships may be available. Some scholarships are set up especially for GED earners. An example is the Columbus, Ohio Ivy Tech Community College, which is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a top-scoring GED earner in the area for the 2010-2011 school year. The GED testing center in your area or your local adult education center might be able to give you information about scholarships. Other scholarships are open to GED earners as well as high school graduates entering college. Try meeting with a counsellor at your local community college and ask about what scholarships and other financial aid are available.
For most GED earners, community college is a great step toward a four-year college or an associate’s degree. Community colleges are typically less expensive and offer evening classes that fit into adult students’ lives. They act as bridges to universities and career training, and they often offer transitional classes in reading, writing, math, and study skills, to help students prepare for college level courses.