I just turned 20 in December on 2020 I never did my GCSEs do to m depression and bad mental state. I have no qualifications and have tried going to collage when I was 16 couldn’t take the crowds of people and never went back I’m on the spectrum and really struggle with bieng around people and loud noise. I want to get back into education but I have no idea how to start I’ve applied to a few local collages but the social aspect gives me debilitating anxiety and I really want to better myself and maybe do some GCSEs or even equivalents but don’t know of any genuine online courses that are good for passing and good tutoring .dose anyone have any recommendations or advice I’d really appreciate it . I feel hopeless as I have no qualifications whatsoever.

Hello, my partner had an extremely rough childhood, so his education is limited by quite a bit. He attended grade school but didn’t absorb anything due to his trauma and home issues. In jr high he got into drugs and stopped all efforts completely, and he didn’t attend high school. (He wanted to but it didn’t work for a variety of issues including homelessness.) He also learned he has learning disabilities (ADHD and Dyslexia) in grade 10 when his school tested him and also found out that he was at a grade 2 reading and writing level in Grade 10.

He wants to get an education to be able to get into a trade but isn’t sure how. I assume we can get some sort of tutoring for him, to relearn his entire grade 1-12, and we know it will be very difficult for him and expensive as tutoring isn’t cheap. I was just wondering if anybody else had similar experiences and what methods or resources you used to re-educate yourself?

We live in Alberta, Canada if that helps at all.

Thank you all

I’m googling everywhere but I cant find nothing specific to a CAAT Level D.

I only have a couple of weeks to prepare and I’m starting to get worried.

I’m hoping to get into paramedic school.

Any advice?

I (23F) recently graduated last summer with a bachelor's in fine arts for animation and a minor in art. I am a first-generation college graduate and I don't have many people to go to for information about grad school.

I was wondering if I were to go into a completely separate field than the one I got my bachelor's in, would that require me to get another bachelor's? Or could I go straight to a master's degree? I know different fields have different requirements so I just wanted some advice on where to go/what to do.

Some of the fields I would be interested in are:

Psychology
Zoology
Automotive Engineering
Computer Science/Engineering
and maybe some others I can't think of right now.

Thank you in advance!

TLDR: I'm not sure what the next steps are after receiving my undergrad are if I want to continue my education in a different field.

I am ashamed to admit that I never transferred to a local university because I did not want to take the required math class. At the time I hated math and I probably still do but I overheard someone say that it might be possible to get a 4 year University degree with community college credits and life experience. What are your thoughts on this?

I'm not looking at using the degree to get a good paying job as I'm a business owner and do well for myself and I'm financially secure and set with my business as well as investments and residential real estate that I own. It's just more for my own personal accolade as to the time I spent in community college. Plus my mom always wanted me to graduate and I felt bad because I never did.

So as the title explains I’m 26 and looking to to go back to college. To put my past lightly, I grew up with extremely abusive and controlling parents. Issues at home caused me to not care about any kinds of grades back in high school. My senior year of high school they also chose what college I was going to go to, what I’d major in, and what my ultimate career path would be. They were so overbearing and controlling that the only way out of that situation was to intentionally flunk out of college entirely.

Flash forward to today, I’ve broken away from my family altogether and I’m currently working as a school janitor. Not a bad job to have but I’d like to go back to school. Old grades were never great, I was a C and D student in High school and obviously my college transcripts are awful from flunking out. SAT scores at the time, although not the worst, were also not something I’m proud of.

My desire is to go back to school for Microbiology but I need some guidance on how to proceed. Would it make sense to retake my SAT or should I just start applying? My parents did everything before so I genuinely have no idea what the process of getting into college is even like. It’s all so terrifying to me and any tips, advice, or answers are appreciated. Thanks in advance and thanks for reading this.

Hello,

Has anyone heard of a grant or scholarship that helps you pay for obtaining your high school diploma as an adult? Thanks in advance.

So I(22) was supposed to graduate my senior year of high school. COVID hit and I got hit with a lot of personal issues I was unable to actually graduate. I want to go back and get my diploma. .

I was told I could get an accreditation, I want to look into to that option. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on an online program I could use OR if the idea is even an option. I'd also be interested in any GED programs. I have a the most support I've ever had in my life, and I really want to get back on track for what I wanted my life to look like.

Hi there! I was just wondering if this is the right place to ask :-) I’m currently choosing between schools for Adult Education Certificate (Canadian only). I’m opted for online programs and want to see if anyone have feedbacks or suggestion for any university that has a good/affordable certificate program you have taken.

Thanks alot!

Please delete if this is the wrong sub.

I recently started tutoring writing for a community college. I’ve been given very little training.

I have a few students who are taking a writing course that teaches the basics of academic writing (summarizing, paraphrasing, MLA, etc.), and they’re really struggling. They have absolutely no reading comprehension skills. When they read out loud, I can tell that they’re just reading the words and not understanding them. They really struggle with anything remotely abstract. They don’t understand the concept of examples.

I have no idea how to help them. Right now, they’re working on “critical analysis,” which involves reading articles, summarizing them, and comparing them. I have no idea how to help these students write a summary of an article they don’t understand. Even if I explain each paragraph to them as we read, they still don’t understand anything they’ve read. They have no clue how to figure out the main idea of an article, or to determine its key points. They can’t pick up on anything that is not explicitly stated.

I really have no idea what to do. A couple of them have mentioned that they have some sort of disability, but I have no specifics. I’m assuming that has something to do with their struggling. I don’t know how to help them and I feel so defeated every day.

I’d really appreciate any advice or resources.

He, in his early 30s, was inadequately homeschooled after primary school. He wants to get a GED and go ahead in life, but currently has no money. What can he do? He's intelligent and willing to work and study hard for the GED.

Posting with a spare account since my friends follow my normal account.

Backstory, I dropped out of high school my sophomore year. I joined an online 6 month academy and got my diploma. I have no idea if it's legitimate to be honest. I'm tired of not being taken seriously though. I have plenty of street smarts but I don't think I'm book smart and want to go get an associates or bachelors in communication/ marketing. I do promotions for clubs and DJ's and have years of experience in the bar and service scene and would like to be a professional. Does anyone have suggestions of steps I could take to take the classes I should have taken in high school so I can go to a community college of something?

Being a self-learner, I always struggled with wanting to learn everything but not being able to
(1) find a starting point
(2) see how the things I learn are connected
(3) manage my learning (mark the concepts that I already know so I can skip them in the future) and
(4) fit my learning into my busy schedule.

So I end up building a website (https://afaik.io/) for myself and folks like me. The goal is to learn a bit of everything on daily bases for free. Here's a few things you can do with it:
(1) Atomic learning: The minimal unit is called a "brick", which takes about 10 minutes to learn. You can go to a focus learning mode by clicking "Start learning".
(2) Knowledge Management: You can mark a brick as "learned" or "interested" to keep track of your learning.
(3) See the big picture: The map shows how subjects are interconnected (see how calculus connects machine learning and physical science as a bridge!), and golden dots (bricks) are interdisciplinary ones.
(4) See knowledge connections: A bunch of bricks make a "brickset" (think about how Lego bricks make a brickset!), and if you click the map on the sidebar you can see how bricksets are connected (which shows prerequisite relationship of these knowledge). For example, the prerequisites for RNN (Recurrent Neural Networks): https://afaik.io/nebula?category=brickset&id=GbnNbw6W&mode=dagre
(5) Personalization: It sends you daily brick recommendations based on what you learned, making sure that you learn adaptively.
(6) Follow a learning path: Blueprints is a syllabus that provides you a learning path.

I hope this is a useful tool for self-learners like me, and any suggestions and feedback are appreciated.

I'm looking to get my masters in adult education. What are your suggestions for schools?

Hello! I have a favor to ask if possible. I am currently doing corporate training and my manager and I are in a disagreement. When we make objectives for a single 1 hour long lesson, my manager does not believe the learners have to accomplish those objectives with assessments during or immediately following the course. Effectively, we have no concrete data leaving the lesson showing that we have or have not accomplished our objectives.

I am trying to differentiate between overarching objectives (SWABAT) and lesson objectives. it’s difficult as my manager does not believe this is necessary for building an effective learning plan.

I offered to do some research and bring it back. Do you happen to have any resources to aid me in this differentiation and/or best practices for lesson objective development?

I need this to apply to college which is why i’m wondering, does this mean that I only have 3 credits of the required 36? I’m quite confused because I only have 5 courses left, 3 math, 1 bio, and 1 elective. It is adult basic education (ABE) so it’s a bit different than highschool levels. Can someone help me read this?

32 year old trying to get a higher education. I already have a college plan and a few ideas, (GED studies to get the rust off)

Any info would be much appreciated!

Hello, I am a first year community college hvac teacher and I have been hit in the face with the fact that my incoming freshmen can not read. What are some good literacy resources that I can point 18-19 year olds that won't make them feel stupider than many of them already do? My field requires reading comprehension and these kids need to learn it.

Hey guys, so basically I will be undertaking to teach an adult, English for the purpose of improving his general English skills and business communication. The person is somewhat educated in English, but still his foundations aren't very strong. The reason he wants to improve his skills is so that he doesn't face problem in the corporate world, and is able to conduct business well, also, he plans to go abroad. Since this is my first time teaching English to someone else, I would love to get some help and advice on effective ways to teach. For starters, here is the curriculum I prepared for our sessions, I also plan to use a basic English grammar book like wren and martin as a reference to practice grammar, would appreciate feedback, improvements or other things that I should include. Thanks for your time.

Hi! I'm starting up a new adult education program for a small school system. There is no infrastructure in place. I'd like to use a CRM to track contacts, locations, registrations, etc. Any recommendations? TIA.

Hello lovely community,

I am an experienced maths teacher and I would like to develop a new online course to help my students preparing for their GCSE/IGCSE maths. I see that some of community members are doing their GCSE maths as adults and could benefit from a course that they could combine with their work/family life.

What would you like to learn and what price would you be happy to pay for a lifetime access to maths online course?

1. Interpreting exam questions (command words/ going through past exam questions and teaching how to pay attention to "similar type of questions" and problem -solving strategies.

2. Full GCSE algebra review, including worked past exam questions

3. Anything else?

Would you pay 27 eur for about 3h of lectures, online quizes, worked examples, worksheets etc plus one live Q& A session for extra support.

Many thanks

Has anyone retaken or taken GCSEs after leaving education.

I'm 30+ and was looking to retake some GCSEs. I currently hold the following which I had taken in Aug 2008.

Maths C

English Language C English Literature D

Science(Double Award) However I only recieved a (C) maybe I did not so well on one

IT DiDA PASS

Initially my GCSEs hadn't held me back from future education as I went on to HNC/HND. However my future career prospects requirements are as follows:

You’ll need at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C (9-4) (or Scottish equivalent), which must include English and Mathematics.

What other subject can I look at taking a GCSE in?

How long did you have to study to retake for a GCSE? Was it a case of you joining the school attending that specific subject e.g. Science on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 0900-1030.

Do GCSEs short courses still qualify as a GCSE?

How long did it take for you to complete?

I work a full time Job and wanted a way for me to work around this in order to complete the required GCSE as I can't bear the idea of going back to school for 2 years to complete a single course.

All thoughts and help is appreciated. TIA

I'm really lacking in basic information. Is there a good source of answers to questions like "What is a mortgage" and "What does downtown mean" (both questions I didn't know the answer to until I was an adult)? Maybe some kind of encyclopedia for kids? Thanks!

I hold a MA in TESOL and I did a few researches for my final thesis and currently teach ESOL at a local state university. Should I introduce myself as Mr.Smith, or Professor Smith? Also how/what should students refer me to? Teacher Smith? Mr. Smith or what? How do you introduce yourself to your students?

I could use some input. The adult education center I work with is providing free pharmacy technician exam training. It’s called PassAssured from Aztec. After completion we are offering a voucher to take the exam. Any advice on how I could improve or add further to a program like this?

Hello! I'm a dog trainer, which means I actually spend 99% of my time teaching the adult owners how to do the training! I have lots of the dog training theory down pat, but was realized what I really needed was to be a more effective educator. I don't want/need an entire degree in adult learning, but if someone had any recommendations on a good mid-range course to take, that would be great!

Bonus if there is a practical/participation element

Extra bonus if it won't break the bank!

I've just launched a series of English vocabulary games as apps.
Link-Up is an exciting and educational vocabulary game available in two versions, one for native speakers and users of English at a high level, another for speakers at B2 level and above. Players have to enter two letters which complete one word and which also begin another word. Words are displayed randomly and taken from a database containing over 12,000 combinations. Any unknown words can be looked up in the onboard dictionary. The learners’ version game is an excellent way of students testing existing knowledge, learning new vocabulary, brushing up spelling and challenging their brains! Playing against friends is also a lot of fun! The game can be played by one player only, in 'Individual Mode' or against other players or teams, in 'Competition Mode'.
Links for Learners' Version (B2 and above)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vocabulary.linkupapp
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/link-up-vocabulary-game/id6445812722
Link sfor Native Speakers's version
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/link-up-native/id6445949952
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkupnative
‘Words’ is a fun and challenging educational game in which players form words from sets of letters which are all taken from thousands of car registration plates from around the world. Words are formed using the letters shown, in the same order. Players can play individually or against other players/teams. Facts about the countries and their road networks and plates system can also be called up, if required.
Links:
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/words-vocabulary-game/id6445980177
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.word\_game
‘Countdown’ is based on the traditional game 'Hangman'. In this game, a word is represented by dashes, corresponding to the number of letters in the word, players have to guess the word by entering letters, they win if they can complete the word in less than 10 wrong attempts. Words can be selected from various topics (sport, business, jobs, the home, transportation, the environment, food, etc.) or, what’s more demanding, players can call up a random word from the database currently containing 2,500 words. Here also, users can play on their own or against other players/teams.
Links:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vocabulary.countdowngame
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/countdown-vocabulary-game/id6445972359
All of the apps are continually updated and the vocabulary databases expanded.
A further 12 apps are currently being developed and will all be available in the second half of 2023.
The apps are available to teachers and schools at a discounted rate.
All of the apps are available on Google Play Store and Apple's App Store.