When I passed my GED test it was just an amazing feeling. I knew I had accomplished something I put so much work toward.

I realized without an education I would not get a better job so I had to take those next steps toward getting an education.

The biggest motivation had to be my kids. I wanted something better for them. Having dead-end jobs was just not enough.

I just remember my grandma always saying how important education was, so I decided to get my GED.

My biggest motivation was my family because they worked so hard to give me a better life.

GED has meant so much so it was only fitting I continue to work in education.

It served as a foundation to show the world my strength and ambition to become who I want to be.

My motivation was my friends in college. I knew that one day I wanted to be like them earning a degree.

One of the things I loved is that I was making friends while I was in school because we were all working as a group encouraging each other.

I started thinking positively, asking for help and believing I could actually do it.

I took a picture in my cap and gown to visualize myself succeeding and then I did.

Without my teachers there's no way I could have did it. They were and still are my rock.