Kudos to Mark! (Reply #17) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Mark Wahlberg earns high school diploma [View all]

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:57 PM

Tanuki (14,735 posts)

17. Kudos to Mark!

Gretchen Wilson, the Grammy-winning country singer, is another celebrity who obtained her GED 20 years after dropping out. Here she speaks about this achievement: &feature=player_detailpage

I admire both of them for their determination and their encouragement of others who may have felt it was "too late" to earn a diploma.

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20 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mark Wahlberg earns high school diploma [View all]	bananas	Sep 2013	OP
Mark Wahlberg Earns High School Diploma At 42; Actor Helps HS Teens Overcome Poverty And Crime	bananas	Sep 2013	#1
Glad to read this. He sets a stellar example for young people, and older people! (nt)	NYC_SKP	Sep 2013	#2
Yes - I didn't know this about his background. nt	bananas	Sep 2013	#5
Mark Wahlberg graduates high school	bananas	Sep 2013	#3
But----WHAT ARE HIS TEST SCORES?	nikto	Sep 2013	#4
Gee, he looks a lot like Martin Sheen.	longship	Sep 2013	#16
Well, alright, it IS Martin Sheen, but...	nikto	Sep 2013	#20
Good for him. /nt	Ash_F	Sep 2013	#6
awesome	Skittles	Sep 2013	#7
Chris Rock did the same thing.	rocktivity	Sep 2013	#8
Good for him. I think that Billy Joel's high school accepted "Piano Man" as his senior paper	underpants	Sep 2013	#9
Wow, I like Wahlberg a little more now. nt	awoke_in_2003	Sep 2013	#10
I finished high school.	onehandle	Sep 2013	#11
Heh, not me (or my wife). We're both proud dropouts.	eggplant	Sep 2013	#12
Now he's gotta prep for the SAT.	tclambert	Sep 2013	#13
Congratulations! Nice to read about a simple, positive achievement.	nolabear	Sep 2013	#14
Good for him! I love stories like this.	Owl	Sep 2013	#15
Kudos to Mark!	Tanuki	Sep 2013	#17
I loved him in 'The Departed'	swilton	Sep 2013	#18
He was talking about this on Letterman quite a while ago	dflprincess	Sep 2013	#19

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