Post #100... Thank You Mom

When I noticed that this post would be my one hundredth post I began trying to think of something special to post. Well with Mother's Day coming up, and certain other events, I decided to do a post just thanking my Mom for the great mom and teacher that she is. I recently began the process to obtain my GED. Since I plan to attend an online college, and I've been homeschooled, it seemed the best way to get a high school diploma that would be recognized at the college. I went and took the initial tests last Thursday. The first two were a reading and math evaluation. The tutor decided to try my on the highest grade level for each. After I finished he graded both and told me he was surprised to find that on reading I only missed one question, and on math I didn't miss any. He said he had never had that happen on the math test before. The issue had already come up before that I was homeschooled so he asked who did most of my teaching. I told him my mom did and he said to tell her that she did an amazing job. He then decided that I was ready to go straight to the actual GED tests. I came back that evening and completed the Reading, Social Sciences, and Literature tests. Then this Monday I went and took my final two Math and Science. I just got a call from them and discovered that I passed all five tests with an overall average of 95% and score of 696.  I should have my GED certificate within a couple of weeks.




Throughout this process I have become very grateful for the decision my parents made to homeschool me. My mom spent countless hours patiently teaching me day after day. Even on those hard days, where I wasn't the best of students, she still persisted. I feel that I was given one of the best educations I could expect and at the same time was also given many real life experiences throughout my school years. My mom has always been really good about finding interesting, hands on activities to teach us things we would never learn in a public school classroom. At my graduation I already have skills in plumbing, electricity, construction, farming, video filming and editing, accounting, and many other fields. My mom prepared me for the academic world but also for the business world. So a big thank you to my mom this Mother's Day. Of course I'm biased, but she's the best!