-> For example, the test, typically administered to adults who have 
-> not finished high school, is graded on a curve, "with 30 percent 
-> failing every year."
SK>Remark: I find it interesting, and a bit disturbing as well, that the
SK>passing of the GED is not based on some objective standard, but is
SK>rather a relative percentage of the number attempting the exam. This
SK>means that the quality "guaranteed" by passing the exam is not
SK>consistent, and that someone who might've passed one year may be unable
SK>to the following year if a larger pool of better qualified candidates
SK>attempt the exam that year.
That passage raised my eyebrows as well!
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