Dreams Begin For Some With GED

Silvia Roberts didn’t know if she could do it, work full-time and do the hours of studying required for her to earn her GED. But the 44-year-old Coeur d’Alene woman had a deep yearning to follow a dream. Working as a caregiver at a local assisted living facility, Roberts knew she had a knack for helping others. “I have the desire to work with people, to comfort them,” Roberts said. She wanted to take her career to the next level, but that meant college courses, and first, Roberts needed a high school equivalency certificate/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d’Alene Press. More here . (Jerome A. Pollos Coeur d’Alene Press photo: Casey Parker waits for his fellow GED graduates to enter Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium for the commencement ceremony Thursday)

Question: Did you or any of your family earn a GED to follow your dreams?