People with GEDs are more like high-school dropouts?
While GED holders are as smart as graduates, in terms of future outcomes (annual income, unemployment, divorce, drug use) they look exactly like dropouts.
The study made clear that “non-cognitive skills” like persistence, planning and self-control can be more important than intelligence in the long run.
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