Sarah Odom

I am a Pre-GED teacher at a prison in central Virginia. I also taught GED classes to at-risk high school students for three years. About 92% of my students who have taken the GED Test have passed it.

I studied psychology and sociology as an undergraduate and have a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia. I have taught adults in a variety of settings. I taught older adults in a wellness program at UVA for eight years, did much staff training and development as a manager with the Marriott Corporation for eight years, taught thousands of people of all ages while a full-time instructor for the American Red Cross for three years, and provided training about Alzheimer’s Disease to professional caregivers at retirement communities and nursing homes.

All of these experiences have helped me be a better GED teacher. I love teaching the variety of subjects that are on the GED Test and I love the fact that the test requires people to think. Learning to think helps, not only on the GED Test, but in life as well.