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Hi /u/L0rkan -

You might know more than you think. Until you take the GED ready practice tests ($6/each, online) or TABE test at your local Adult Education center, you won't really know for sure.

I do an overview of the GED exam in one of my videos https://youtu.be/RqBmvgnaJQg?t=121 That's the specific section with the GED, but I also describe the other HSE exams.

Also there are GED practice tests and questions at, ged.com. They actually have a number of free resources, after you register for a free account - but make sure that is the test for your state.

>Is the GED the HSE in my state?

First things first, make sure GED is the authorized HSE (High School Equivalency) examination in your state.

Look on this chart for updated information:

https://www.careeronestop.org/FindTraining/Types/State-HSE-Options.aspx

I have an overview of the different HSE equivalency exams I did here in video form in that same video.

The GED is no longer a state designated HSE in 10 states (excludes Federal Correctional, certain exceptions):

• Indiana
  
• Iowa
  
• Louisiana
  
• Maine
  
• Missouri
  
• Montana
  
• New Hampshire
  
• New York
  
• Tennessee
  
• West Virginia
  
  >are there textbooks that i should get?
  
  Kaplan is popular around here, there are several different ones. The McGraw-Hill is quite good as well. Get one of them. Passing the GED is about practicing.
  
  Kaplan and McGraw-Hill Book purchase links:
  
  Kaplan
  
  https://www.amazon.com/GED-Test-Prep-Plus-2019/dp/1506239439
  
  McGraw-Hill
  
  https://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hill-Education-Preparation-Test-Third/dp/1260118282
  
  The test itself -
  
  With Math - Algebra, Basic Math, and Graphing on the co-ordinate grid and slope are often sticking points for students
  
  I have a GED math review course that goes over that and plenty of other stuff on youtube with videos 5-10 minutes in length if you want to check that out. It's free
  
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhKeRZHhWR9veH4hmUy4bPTHp8Dqg-RT0
  
  Here's the playlist for the entirety of my GED language arts review course.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3j7BJ3DQA&list=PLhKeRZHhWR9sGgcVquYpXtmJcZO7ugsSr
  
  I have some readings in the exercises I think you'll like, including a wonderful selection from Sherlock Holmes (and I even linked a free audiobook if you'd like to listen as you read along), Dickens, a corrupt Tammany Hall politician (a favorite of mine), among others, so you can practice your skills while reading some interesting materials. The GED readings may not be particularly interesting, but at least mine aren't dull.
  
  The review course has a number of short (5-10 minute) videos so you can skip around and focus on what you need reviewing, plus longer In-depth (often 15m + reading), Guided Practice (10-25m) and Reinforcement Exercises to help guide you through improving your skills and preparing you for the kinds of questions and passages on the GED exam. It also has real essay preparation with an actual essay prompt to practice on. The course is free. The total length is about 4 1/2 hours of content.
  
  With some studying and effort, you can do this :)

I used to teach the GED. I'm a certified teacher in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with my education focusing on early years (Primary to 6) but having 3 years experience teaching math and sciences at the high school level. I also tutor 9-12 math, including advanced 10 and 11.

GoNSSAL.ca is the NS School for Adult Learning website. You can find out when the courses are offered and when the tests are as well. If you are a good self-motivator, you can buy the GED book here or this one here. I used both when teaching, but more the white/red one for some reason. They have great chapter summaries and practice tests.

If you need help with any of the math/science I am more than willing to help you. I can post videos to YouTube with explanations of concepts, email you extra worksheets, correct stuff you've done, or type out clarifications on things you might not get.

Best of luck with whatever you decide. I've seen some amazing people graduate the GED class, obtain their GED, and move on to some really great stuff. Some do it just to get it. Others want better jobs. Whatever the reason, you have help!

Ninja edit: If anyone else needs help, PM me. I love teaching math, so it's not a great deal of trouble. Or questions regarding the course/material/etc.

For Literature, read around your set texts. Critical interpretations are essential and it's never too early to start gathering them. If your school has them, there are magazines called English Review and e-something or other that are useful and aimed at A-Level students. Otherwise just look online. They're worth marks in the exam if you can reference so-and-so's critical interpretation and they'll help you understand the texts.

Also, revising quotes. You'll need to know them by memory so whenever you're reading, be thinking about killer quotes. If you think you might end up writing a lot about feminist interpretations of the text and there's a line that supports that, highlight it or something.

Don't watch the films. My mate kept having to remind himself that Lord Henry doesn't actually have a daughter, that was made up for the film. It'll only narrow your interpretation of the text and maybe mislead you entirely.

Once you've read all the texts for an exam, start asking your teacher to mark your practice essays. If you have more than one teacher, maybe vary it up who you hand your essay in to.

If there's more than one English class, talk to people in the other class. Because you can go in so many directions with a text there will inevitably be differences in what the two classes discuss and learn about. You'll know things they have no idea about and vice versa. Also, talking about texts is really fun.

Don't rely on them, but don't be ashamed of going to York Notes if you're a bit lost. They're generally worth the money and can really help. With York Notes, I found out that I didn't actually know what was going on in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at all. Like, that text is a mess. Yeesh. If you get set it at any point, feel free to send me a PM. Jesus.

Look at past exams now and see what you're in for. If there's always a question about a specific character, you'll need to revise every character. Past exams are also good for finding out what sort of themes you should be looking at, although it won't make a comprehensive list by any means. Just nice to have.

For Politics... I don't know how I did well. Those thin little revision guides are magic and I had an incredible teacher. Lots of past paper questions - the politics spec I studied had been around for long enough that almost every possible question had come up. Make use of that.

Another thing, keep up with current political goings-on and keep a bank of evidence for whatever you might need to argue in an essay. Evidence is crucial in tying your arguments together and examiners like recent evidence as well as the historical context. You don't want to forget anything - start gathering. Like, apparently part of the Edexcel spec is "consensus and adversary politics". Right now, Labour and Conservatives are both spewing the same "Better Together" rhetoric about Scotland. That's cracking evidence of traditionally adversarial parties reaching a consensus for pragmatic reasons.

Again, reading a lot is good. Read the news from somewhere decent - BBC's alright, The Guardian's a good one. Read Owen Jones' The Establishment and How They Get Away With It for more on consensus. I'm reading it now, the chapter about how Thatcher brought a new consensus to replace the post-war consensus is fascinating and I would be highlighting the hell out of it for essays if I was still studying politics.

I think I was OCR for English and AQA for Politics, but yeah. Hope that all helps!

I am very curious about what makes you think the notion of a thesaurus is specific to English.

Sanskrit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarakosha

Russian: http://www.thesaurus1.narod.ru/

Hindi: https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6

French: https://www.amazon.fr/Dictionnaire-synonymes-Poche-Collectif/dp/2035862760

Latin: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/latin-thesaurus-has-been-progress-1894-180959137/

The concept itself of a thesaurus existed many centuries before Old English was even a thing. It can exist for any language, and as far as I know people have compiled them for all languages that have a writing system (or at least an academic tradition).

Also, you ask people for examples but you base your arguments on statements like:

> I'm pretty sure that there are factors that make English a better language

and

> I'm pretty sure English and Japanese are the only languages that use synonyms to any great extent

so you really look like you've just formed an uninformed opinion and are upset people tell you you're wrong.

My partner recently got me a set from Little Planet Factory which is really cool. Unfortunately they're closed for orders at the moment due to an insane backlog, but hopefully they'll open soon enough.

If you know anyone who has a 3D printer then you can get patterns for astronauts and other cool stuff and make your own gift.

Otherwise, if you're able to team up with someone else in the family for a joint present, owning the Feynman Lectures on Physics is almost a rite of passage for physics/astrophysics students. I'm saving up to buy my set when I graduate, but I would have loved to get it as a gift.

I like New Reader's Press material, particularly Breakthrough to Math and Number Sense series. New Reader's Press is made specifically for adults with low literacy skills, so the material is all specific to the adult world. You can find lots of resources here - http://www.laubach-on.ca/bookstore/math

We use the Complete Canadian GED Preparation guide. It is all Canadian material and is made for the Canadian test. The book is huge, but filled with very valuable content and very thorough. http://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Canadian-GED-Preparation-Handbook/dp/0774716312

Although I use a variety of different books for literacy and writing, one of my favourite websites is English for Everyone. It is made for adults learning ESL, but I find it valuable quite the same. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/

Those are at least some good areas to start :)

I think it would be worth thinking about what the purpose of getting the GED would be for. If it is for just the sake of having it, then just passing is good enough. If it is for getting into a Uni or other secondary educational purposes, you might want to aim higher (usually 175+ scores.) Having said that, if it's just for the sake of having it - I would not drop your job, especially if you are working your way up the pay grade. I would only take some classes if you're really struggling on passing. I agree with what mshecket said that it would be wise to take the practice tests online.

To be more specific, I would do the GED Ready tests on the actual GED website. They cost money to take but are worth it because they will tell you what to focus on AND if you're likely to pass.

Studying at your own pace on your own is usually the route most people take. I've heard people use https://www.khanacademy.org/ (I have not used it myself personally) and also https://www.amazon.com/GED-Test-Prep-Plus-2019/dp/1506239439/ Kaplan book. Only once you've taken a look at where you stand would I then consider classes.

Good luck! :)

This isn't exactly what you're asking for, but it's something similar.

Michael Chabon wrote a novel about the early history of superhero comics. It's called The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

It's really good, especially the first half that really focuses on the early comic book industry.

I've taken it and passed on the first try. It was not even nearly as difficult as any law school exam I've ever taken, even compared to the easiest law school exam.

I had next to no previous privacy experience nor had I taken the class at my law school yet, and studied roughly for a week prior to the test. I used a book I bought off of Amazon, but I didn't use any of the material the IAPP wants you to buy because it was so expensive. I also googled around for flash cards available for free online and that helped me fill in some of the gaps that the book I bought had left out.

Good luck - it'll be fine. I finished probably an hour early, and I did not think it was difficult. Just read over that book I linked to a couple times or make flash cards out of the material and work on it for about a week.

My only misgiving is now the Privacy Shield is a thing instead of Safe Harbor - I don't know if the book I used and linked has updated yet to reflect that, but when I took the test that wasn't an issue. Keep that in mind, but it is otherwise a good, inexpensive resource.

So I took it last Tuesday (should be getting the results any day now) and I used 3 different materials.

1. The FE Electrical And Computer Review Manual from Lindeburg
   
   
2. NCEES Practice Exam
   
   
3. Wasim 500 Problems Study Guide
   
   Just a heads up, I don't know if I passed (nor do I think I did pass), but I wanted to give you a quick rundown of what I did.
   
   I would start by reading (actually reading, not skimming) the Lindeburg manual. I would do the examples given WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE SOLUTION. It's very important to not look at the solution until you have struggled through it. Struggling and making mistakes helps the learning process. Once I did the whole chapter, I would then test myself using the diagnostic test at the beginning of the chapter. A word to the wise, I found that in the Lindeburg book, the in-chapter examples were far easier than the diagnostic question. I found some of the diagnostic sections to be absurdly difficult (Comms and Control Systems IIRC).
   
   Once I did the diagnostic sections, I would then reinforce using Wasim problems. The Wasim problems are easier than what you'll see on the FE, but it's helpful because it helps process the basics of a problem and gives you new ways of solving problems (i.e. using thevenin to solve a BJT problem with multiple sources). The repetition also helps with just solidifying the concepts.
   
   Lastly, I would test myself using the NCEES practice exam problems for that section.
   
   The exam for me was really easy on the first half, but quite difficult on the second half. Still unsure if I passed. If I had to go back, I would definitely study more of the computer engineering stuff as a good portion of the second half was computer coding/architecture problems. The Lindeburg and Wasim books don't really get in depth on the computer stuff. Get the Wasim Practice exams #2 or #3 as most people say #1 is a little too easy. I don't know what books to buy for the computer stuff.
   
   Hopefully this helps!
   
   
   EDIT: I passed! First try!

Hi.
If you're looking for some kind of textbook, I've found the Schritte International Glossary XXL German-English books to be quite good when starting out. The first 4 books cover the A1 and A2 levels and are available here. If you'd like, I could send the first volume your way so you could get a feeling for the material.
Otherwise, as an all-in-one solution, I've read good things about Schaum's Outline of German Grammar.
Dictionaries - I don't own a physical one. Online, I use dict.cc and pons.com for word definitions and linguee.de for usage examples.
If my answer is unsatisfactory, also try asking in /r/German which is the dedicated sub-reddit for learning German.

Schaum's Outline of German Grammar is good.

Also, English Grammar for Students of German

And as RadiiRadish has said, Memrise is fantastic for vocabulary. I haven't been to German is easy! so I can't attest to it's merits.

Here is a pretty good site with likely familiar fairy tales in German.

Get Germanized is a fun youtube channel that teaches vocabulary, culture, etc. I know it's not reading material, but fun no less.

If you're self-studying, you can get yourself a book like this one to help you. Several reviews by people who bought it said it's enough to pass the GED if you study consistently, so you can save yourself the money of enrolling somewhere.

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I read The Alchemist for English practice (originally in PT) and the Spanish version is said to be just as good
https://www.amazon.com/El-Alquimista-Fabula-Seguir-Suenos/dp/0062511408/ref=zg_bs_301731_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Y7G783JGRCZ0MZVT9SNX

GED grad here.

Its applied Highschool. That's all.
Split up into 4 parts, 3 hours each and 2 days.
Math, English - hearing and writing, social science AND art.
Even if you do fail a section, (and believe me people do) they give you the chance to write it again. Only that section (you fail math you only write math). They want you to pass in the end. (And want your money)


To further your study's, you can look into this book. It did help me ALOT.
http://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Canadian-GED-Preparation-Handbook/dp/0774716312


My opinion? You seem an intelligent guy. You sentences and grammar is better then mine. Go wing it. See what happens. Its mostly multi choice so even if there is an answer you don't know, guess. You will even build confidence when you walk into the classroom and see that majority of the people are 50 year olds that don't know the difference between "their, there and they're".

Once I got past the very basics, I found this book to be super helpful.

Vocabulary: While vocabulary is not tested directly on the GED, I have noticed that it can be a key sticking point for some students, particularly for non-native English speakers. It can also hold some people back on the Social Studies and Science sections. But if you have a basic high school-level vocabulary, you're going to be in good shape.

Typing: The only part you need typing for is the essay, on which (if you want to get points) you need to be able to produce between 300 and 500 words in 45 minutes. If you spent the whole time just typing, you'd only need to type like 10 words per minute, which is really slow. But if you spend 30 minutes planning, proofreading, and so on and only 15 minutes writing, then you need to hit roughly 30 words per minute. Typing is an important skill for college and your career, so I'd recommend investing some time into it. You could use a site like TypingClub to get started.

Arithmetic: There are only five non-calculator questions on the test, so it's more important to have solid calculator skills than paper-and-pencil arithmetic skills. The non-calculator questions include roots and exponents, non-perfect squares, number line problems, and questions about knowing that when you divide by zero, it's undefined.

Prep guides: We have used the Kaplan GED book for some time and have been happy with it. There are a lot of other books out there, but I haven't had much experience with them.

I learned to use it with [ Your Time and Your Life (The Insight System for Planning, 10 Audio cassettes and Study Guide)](Your Time and Your Life (The Insight System for Planning, 10 Audio cassettes and Study Guide) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H2U538/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_W5.GybANMCKZ6) . Great cassette recorded seminar for organizing.

I passed the EE exam about a month ago. I used these to study:

https://www.amazon.com/Study-Fundamentals-Engineering-Electrical-Computer/dp/1985699710

https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Engineering-Electrical-Computer-Specification/dp/1534759492

and they really helped a lot to prepare for the test. hint: you can buy and return on amazon when you're done :)

Let me know if you have any questions

I used Schaums, it's really easy to follow, has loads of examples and you just fill in the blanks over and over until you get it!

Buy an FE exam prep book (or find one online). This one has a diverse collection of questions from 1st/2nd year level university courses. Found it very helpful when I finally took my FE last year.

When you speak advanced German a schoolbook about social studies (Sozialkunde) would be ideal for that I guess. Something like this: https://www.amazon.de/Mensch-Politik-Ausgabe-Abiturtrainer-Sozialkunde/dp/3507108798/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=5T5T25NKMOWD&keywords=sozialkunde+abitur+bayern&qid=1554777020&s=gateway&sprefix=sozialkunde%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Sadly I have no clue if everything you're looking for is on the curriculum.

Shipping via Amazon should be possible within Europe, anywhere else sadly idk. To find a single book that covers all of your intrests in English is quite hard, if you want to keep things not too complex, but also not too simple. Wikipedia definitely covers most of that, too. In German and English. But that's probably a bit boring.

For beginners: http://www.amazon.com/English-Grammar-Students-German-Learning/dp/0934034389/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413161749&sr=1-2&keywords=german+english+grammar

Beginning to intermediate: http://www.amazon.com/Schaums-Outline-German-Grammar-4ed/dp/0071615679/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413161727&sr=1-6&keywords=german+grammar

Beginning to intermediate: http://www.amazon.com/Hammers-German-Grammar-Usage-Edition/dp/1444120166

Intermediate to advanced: http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Grammar-German/dp/3190272557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413161823&sr=1-1&keywords=hueber+practice+grammar+german

For the subjunctive, I'd recommend going through all the sentences in this and this. By the time you finish all 500 sentences, you should have no trouble whatsoever with the subjunctive :)

Paralegal Study Guide: Test Prep and Practice Questions for the CLA-CP Exam https://www.amazon.com/dp/1940978858/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7PyxDbJ3HBSXH

I doubt it’s the best study guide available, but it has a lot of relevant info and is cheap.

For those of you outside of the US replace the .com in the URL with your country code, eg. for Canadians: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07H93D4WW instead of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H93D4WW

You can do it as an A-Level in England and this is a textbook for it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Critical-Thinking-Level-Roy-Brink-Budgen/dp/1845280857


It's basically examining information, to evaluate its credibility.

Go to the .com page and change '.com' to '.co.uk' and it should work

Edit: link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H93D4WW/ref=pe_385721_48724741_TE_M1DP

Buy this if you can: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salles-Guide-100-English-Language-ebook/dp/B01N35VH5N it really helped me

Then do past papers

https://www.amazon.ca/Hexagonal-Graph-Paper-Notebook-hexagons/dp/1516932188

I am starting to look into whether or not to try to certify and saw this book linked in another post