Sometime after the new year, a man started coming to GED classes. He had a stroke some years before, but from seeing and talking to him, one would not know that. The only sign of a stroke was when he read, he had trouble staying on one line. His eyes seemed to "jump around" as he said.
He had sold his business of 20+ years and wanted to become a real estate agent. He said while the market was down he would get licensed so when the market picked back up again, he would be ready. He started real estate classes to only learn he could not go any further until he obtained his GED. He had joined the armed forces, so he never finished high school.
So, this lead him to my classes. He had not been in school in over 35+ years. He worked diligently, all the while saying he had nothing but time and it would take him at least a year to earn his GED. Around May, he decided he was going to go try the test and see how he does. (If there are parts that are not passed, they can be taken over again.) He didn't pass the math, so after coming back to classes for a month or so, he tried the math part again. Today he came to see us, with a big smile and his scores. HE PASSED!!
This makes my day (and his too!). It also makes going to work worth every minute. I love my job.