Lockdown
“On the blackboard behind her she had written “Exit Strategy” in big letters.
“So, who knows what an exit strategy is?” she asked.
“That’s how to get out of here,” Play said.
“It’s how to get out of here in a way that means you won’t be coming back,” Miss Williams said. “Or does anybody here want to come back?”
Nobody answered the lame question.
“One of the things you want to have in hand is either a GED or a head start in taking the GED exam,” she went on. “Employers want to... see what you have accomplished in life, and one way of showing them is to have your GED.”
“What they know most from that is that you didn’t finish regular high school,” Diego said. “That puts you on a whole different level than kids who finish high school with a regular diploma.”
“I think it shows initiative and a willingness to work,”MoreLess
“So, who knows what an exit strategy is?” she asked.
“That’s how to get out of here,” Play said.
“It’s how to get out of here in a way that means you won’t be coming back,” Miss Williams said. “Or does anybody here want to come back?”
Nobody answered the lame question.
“One of the things you want to have in hand is either a GED or a head start in taking the GED exam,” she went on. “Employers want to... see what you have accomplished in life, and one way of showing them is to have your GED.”
“What they know most from that is that you didn’t finish regular high school,” Diego said. “That puts you on a whole different level than kids who finish high school with a regular diploma.”
“I think it shows initiative and a willingness to work,”MoreLess
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