Tim KautzBook Chapter · 2014
Who Are The GEDs
Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz
In The Myth of Achievement Tests, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. University of Chicago Press. pp. 139-170
Summary
This chapter discusses the characteristics of GED recipients. It shows that they are smart (relative to high school graduates who do not go on to college) but lack character skills. They come from more disadvantaged backgrounds than ordinary high school graduates. Their deficits in character emerge as early as age six. It also examines the life events surrounding GED certification.