I have taught ABLE-GED Classes for 13 years now and I find males stay about as long as females do....I have found though that males tend to want to be working NOW and are despondent when they find out they NEED a GED to get a decent job, retain the job they have, or to move up at their job...and FEEL DUMB or POWERLESS when they test and actually see what they need to pass the GED...I really believe males give up easier...of course, not all males, but a good number....also, you have a younger male group who don't want to get ahead right now...only thinking of FUN and GAMES...not all young males. but a good number feel this way...especially if they have children and don't want to pay child support....
---- Message from mailto:BROWNLI at ECU.EDU "Brown, Lisa" <BROWNLI at ECU.EDU> at 2008-07-08 14:38:57 ------ 



Why is it that males are not likely to stay in a GED program? 
  

Lisa D. Brown 
Office of the Assistant Provost 
University Accreditation 
East Carolina University 
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Greenville, NC 27858 
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brownli at ecu.edu  
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From: diversity-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:diversity-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Anjeanett Grant
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:30 AM
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Subject: [Diversity 51] Re: males and education 
  
I work with young adults who are studying for their GEDs, and I would say only 1 in 4 of my students are male.  The females seem much more likely to enter the program and stick with it.  


> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 20:24:41 -0400

> From: alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu

> To: diversity at nifl.gov

> Subject: [Diversity 50] males and education

> 

> This afternoon, I was going through some materials, and came across the following in Reading Today, August/September, 2006, pg. 4:

> 

> "Whereas men once significantly outnumbered women on college campuses, they now make up only about 44% of students at American institutions of higher learning"

> 

> "Boys ages 5-12 are 60% more likely than girls to have repeated at least one grade."

> 

> "Boys are 33% more likely than girls to drop out of high school."

> 

> I wonder if anyone has any thoughts about the above statistics. If you are involved in adult literacy programs, do you notice any difference in male/female participation that you would like to share with us?

> 

> Daphne

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