TEXAS Adult & Family Literacy QUARTERLY

Success Stories

GED Student Proud of Speedy Progress

by Sindy Dominguez

I am succeeding in my educational goals because in the first week of April I started my classes. I had trouble with grammar, language and math. Now I have been here for two weeks.

The first week I was doing work from books. In the second week I took my first science practice test and I got a 450 on it. I could have gotten higher score but I didn’t finish it. I was really amazed. When I got home I told my mom, my dad and my husband. This week I already took two more practice tests. I took the second practice test for science and I got a 440 on it. The other I took was a writing test. I got a 550 on it and a three on my essay. Essays had been a real headache for me because it’s really hard to write thoughts or stories, and I have improved on them a lot.

Now I’m ready to register and take two of my tests. It’s been really hard because I have a five year-old son and a two year-old daughter. I’m nine months pregnant and I don’t get much support from my husband. The good thing is that I have my parents that support and help me a lot because they want me to be successful. I am really amazed of what I have done in just three weeks.

I’ve been improving a lot and I’m proud of what I have done and I think this would be a good example that I can give to my kids.

About the Author

Sindy Dominguez is a student at Austin Learning Academy and is in the process of taking her GED tests this month. She will also give birth to her third child this month, which she hopes will occur AFTER she finishes all her tests.