The Value of a Graduation Diploma
May 14, 2025 • EPISODE 265
What does a diploma really represent? In this inspiring episode of Science LIVE, Roger Billings explores the true value behind earning a graduation diploma—and why a diploma from Acellus Academy carries lasting significance. It’s more than just a piece of paper; it’s a symbol of perseverance, growth, and hard-earned knowledge. Discover how this milestone can open doors to future opportunities and why trying to shortcut the learning process only cheats you out of the skills and confidence that lead to success.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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This was encouraging. I’m looking forward to earning my diploma.
Honestly, I’m also a little behind in coursework and was lacking in motivation to complete it but this definitely motivated me to pull through and earn it 100%. I’ve always been a straight A student the only thing is that I tend to get distracted and lazy but even though that happens sometimes I always push through. Thanks Mr. Billing for the pep talk!!
I loved this live
Wow! Thank you dr Billings! I literally can’t wait ‘till I get out of school! And I promise I won’t cheat!
I want to graduate early.
I really want one. Have plans on graduating early
Wow! I never knew that!
Watching this video has mad eme think twice on wanting to graduate I am a junior and haven’t done any work in so long, hating how much homeschool sucks but watching this makes me want to work hard for a diploma. I went to actual school here in Arizona and didnt do so well for my first two years and my mom putting me in acellus academy, hating it but seeing this makes me want to work and stop being so lazy so I can get my schooling done, my brother is a sophomore and has been doing acellus since freshman year and he’s been doing so well and will be graduating very soon!!! So proud of you little bro!!!! and seeing this helps me realize what can happen if I put in the work. I want to graduate and have a diploma to show all the hard work that I have done!!!! So thank you Dr. Billings for this and I hope these rude and disrespectful people stop and move on with their lives. And cheating gets you nowhere in life as you dont learn anything!!! People that cheat dont deserve to get a diploma because they aren’t putting the work in to get it so whom ever is cheating, stop its not worth it. And one thing to say school dotn come for some people some people has to work extra hard to get there, and others it comes easy, but those that work extra hard they deserve every inch of success becasue they earned it. so keep it up to those who try their best because that all you can do ” is do your best”.
A diploma really represent how far you have come. And how intelligent you are. I just want to think Acellus for showing me the confidence I needed.
This was very motivating
I want to graduate high school by the time I am 16, now there is something amazing to look back at to give me a boost. Thanks Acellus!!!
Dr. Billings and Dr. Monet are so inspiring!
Wow this video is so inspiring. I can’t wait to graduate.
Very inspiring! I can’t wait to graduate!
Great motivation
im really happy to see how far i have come with school. i went from not wanting to finish high school to staying on track and wanting the best grades. so i am thrilled to recieve my diploma.
Pajet Monet is my favorite teacher.
After listening to this episode, it makes me want to work extra hard to keep my grades were they are. I believe that cheating really does hurt nobody but you. Seriously, what is the point of getting a diploma but not actually earning it? I cannot wait to graduate in a few years. This is my first year in Acellus and I already love it. I am more excited to start school each day than I usually am. Thank you!:)
Inspiring!!!
The Value of a Graduation Diploma reflects not only academic achievement but also the dedication, growth, and opportunities it represents for the future.
I appreciate the chance to get my education through Acellus. I understand the importance of not taking a shortcut so that my future endeavors can be successful..
I am very Excited to get my diploma in the future
I have done some things in the past at my other schools and stuff but in my now six days in Acellus , taught me that school is important in life and you need it.
So THANK YOU ACELLUS
What an inspiring lesson
I enjoyed learning about learning about the Acellus robot and how it is used .
Don’t worry, I will study hard!
You do not learn anything from cheating!!! you are going through life cheating yourself
I believe the speech was a good amount of emotion and a lesson. This year is my senior year of high school. And I’m planning on trying extra hard and studying more to get a perfect 4.0 gpa for the year.
I believe graduation is extremely important and should be a priority as we enter highs school. Planning should be already taking place.
ive been on acellus since 2 grade now 4 years now im in 7th grade going on to 8th and while i still dont like homeschool i can agree that acellus is really fun and it has helped me get more mature and smarter and through watching these science lives it makes me want to work harder and it makes my dreams and goals in life bigger and ive got so good at doing acellus that last year i finished 2 grades in a year and this grade im on track for finishing 2 and a half grades at my rate…
Can’t wait to get my diploma!
I am very excited to get my diploma, and the story was incredible!!
What an accomplishment receiving a diploma will be!
That is so cool how a submarine is made.
I seriously cannot wait for my diploma!
Can’t wait to graduate, although Ill find myself missing Acellus. I can’t even bear thinking how different it will be after I graduate. I’m going to be a graduate of 2027 and tbh I can’t wait to see fellow classmates. I’ve been with Acellus for a year now and it’s going so well. I currently have a GPA of 4.00 and I am working hard to keep it that way. Back in my old school, I used to have an average 3.15 but with Acellus I have improved a lot especially in math, which I used to to struggle with. Thank you Roger Billings and Pajet Monet you guys are a huge inspiration to me and this episode was extremely helpful.
Btw it sucks that people are cheating these days. It’s not worth earning your diploma if you didn’t do the work to earn it.
Can`t wait to get my diploma!
cant wait to get my diploma
Wow I learned a lot!!
amazing!!
TEAM PAJET!!🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻💃🏻💃🏻
I can’t wait to graduate and get my diploma!
I cant wait to get my diploma.
I am so excited to get my diploma!
I’m so excited to get my diploma!
Goodnight everyone 😴
That is so sad that people are cheating just to get their diploma.
Kids need their education and if they don’t they will get nowhere in life.
I used to try to cheat then my mom got acellus for me and I don’t need to cheat anymore the teachers explain the subjects so well that I understand everything to the point where I can get a good grade.
When I am older I want to be a teacher at acellus academy each time I start school I have the goal of being a teacher at acellus and that helps encourage me.
Thank you soooo much for creating acellus it helps so many kids to learn. 😃
Congratulations to the winners of the robotics contest. Wish I could have entered but I learned about the contest to late well maybe next time congratulations again
getting my diploma will make me feel complete like i hit a mile stone in my life
I cant wait to get my diploma! It will help me get further in life. Thank you for all the information!
You need a high school diploma to move on to College and to get anywhere in life.
You need at least a highschool diploma do basically anything
I’m excited to get my diploma!!
I’m so excited to get my diploma!
I am aiming at graduating early with my high school diploma as well as dual credit with at least one associates
A diploma is very important to get far in life.
How do fish know what to do, just born and know or taught as they mature?
Thank you Acellus Academy!
Love this 😀 ❤️
Love watching these every week
I love the Dolly dance!
9 to 5 is a great song!
ACELLUS RULES!!! DON’T GIVE UP ROGER BILLINGS KEEP GOING! YOUR AMAZING!!! (:
I’m in 11th grade about to be in 12th! I can’t wait to graduate this year! I love Acellus its sooooo inspiring!!! I hope I graduate through Acellus and earn my highschool diploma! i also hope I can graduate at Acellus World!!! >U< 😀
I think it’s extraordinary how much a diploma can help you.
I cant wait to graduate
fish are amazing
I’m close to graduating
TEAM RODGER BILLINGS!!!!!!
i can’t wait to graduate but I’m also sad for when i leave Acellus
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Awesome that MIT wants Acellus graduates
It is very interesting how important diplomas, such a small thing, can bring such big things to our futures.
I love Acellus so glad that Dr. B didnt give up and nieher will I.
This video was very informative on the importance of not cheating your way to getting a diploma. I would rather work hard and earn it the right way, because I would feel very badly if I got my diploma by cheating in order to get it.
i love a Acellus SOOO much
Fish are interesting
Acellus is a really great school, I have learned so much from this school!
I love this program, so much easier to navigate through than other online programs.
I am very grateful for having this great opportunity with Acellus!
If you cheat you cheat yourself all of the opportunities you have.
I can’t wait to be able to graduate through Acellus! they made me able to graduate a year early!! i’m so grateful to this school!
Acellus has saved my life for schooling and I’m so grateful to be on this online school program, Thank you!!!
I love Acellus. Can’t wait to graduate through this program,
So thankful for Acellus.
This is awesome. Love it so far.
I love learning about this stuff
the graduation diploma means a lot to me, itll mean all the work i put in was extra worth it.
this was so cool its my favorite lecture!
Thank You For This Video! 🙂
I’m so greatful for this school without y’all I’d be failed
Acellus saved me from failing the 8th grade last year. My old public school was doing absolutely nothing to help me and I tried everything before I went online to look for other schooling options. That’s when I found Acellus. I looked into it and I asked my mother to pull me out of school, it was halfway through the year and thankfully, she agreed. I left school on March 14th 2024 and I started Acellus the next day. I had to redo the first half of the year, but it paid off in the end. Acellus made it easy for me to learn and catch up on the things I missed while in school. Thankfully I was able to complete a years worth of work in that 2nd Semester. If I didn’t find a Acellus when I did I don’t know where I’d be right now. I have a 3.19 GPA currently and I thank Acellus for being the lifesaver it is, because if I didn’t come across Acellus when I did, I’d had to probably repeated the 8th grade again. So thank you Acellus. Thank you Pajet, and Dr. B for these amazing videos and for changing students lives like you did with mine. ✨
I love how Dr.B was trusting in God, at his lowest point in Acellus.
Thank you for teaching me the real value of a high school education!
Im very exited for the opportunity’s when I graduate
Acellus is really helpful for me, having bad social anxiety, it makes being able to graduate a whole lot easier.
I love watching these are so educational
Really excited to graduate next year and earn my diploma!
can’t wait to graduate
Love learning through Acellus, but can’t wait till I graduate
Look forward to graduating
I can’t wait to graduate, but I have truly enjoyed learning through Aceulles
I love this, I can’t wait to receive my diploma
I will graduate in 4 years. so happy!
I want to graduate!
I’ve found that with Acellus that I can understand my classes so much easier. So thank you for making Acellus.
Acellus has really helped me in my ability to do school work. I can take my time and actually learn what I need to learn. I now feel confident in myself to be able to get my diploma one day.
This is awesome. I cant wait to receive my diploma.
In a couple years when I turn seventeen, I’m heading to the Military, Marines or the U.S A.F
Really excited to graduate this year. Thank you!
I watched the awards ceremony for the ACD2 robotics dance contest. I am going to try really hard to learn how this works and enter the contest next time.
Having a High School diploma is very important
Love it! Amazing dancing robot show! I would like to see more contests like that!🤩
I appreciate your weekly videos. Graduating is such a milestone!
Amazing lecture! I can’t wait to get my diploma!
I can’t wait to get my diploma.
Love the videos!!
Cool science live!
Can’t wait to graduate!
Diplomas are so important and walking the stage.
Some of these science fair projects are truly impressive!
Thank you for the lecture! Honestly I’ve been nervous about graduating but I think it’ll be exciting :]
Love these videos! 🙂
I cant wait to graduate in a few years! This school made that possible thank you!
I just finished social studies yesterday I’m in the sixth grade now in social studies.
I’m so excited to graduate
Receiving your diploma is a big achievement! I can’t wait to receive mine soon!
I appreciate what Dr. Billings shared about the value of my diploma. I am starting to gain steam on my school work. My mom is helping me work through my ADHD by setting incentives for my hard work so I stay motivated. She is helping me understand that it’s important that I do this for myself. I also liked what he shared about the Army test. Thanks for creating a valuable education!!!
I wish first graders could get to graduate. Looks fun. I will be so excited to get my diploma when I finish school.
I want to meet the challenges of learning
I am glad to be starting my learning journey
Studying is hard work but I know it will be worth it when I get my diploma.
A graduation diploma is something to be proud of for the rest of your life.
(Reply for AT on May 29, 2025 at 9:10 pm & wanting to know some Universities for Nursing assistants)
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), California
4. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
5. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
6. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
7. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
9. Columbia University, New York, New York
10. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), California
Hope this really helps with your request and hope that you get the diploma and becoming a amazing nurse assistant!!!🥳🤩
Great episode. Really relatable since I’m set to graduate this year. Thank you!
Love!!!
Knowledge is POWER, so its important to be well rounded to gradually get a better view how to live life
I’m so excited to graduate!
Thanks Dr. Billings, that was a great speech!
i’m even more excited to get my diploma!
I can’t wait til i graduate, it’s so exciting to think about our future and what we wanna do and accomplish after high school.
My sister just graduated and I am so excited to also graduate!
I am so excited to graduate from Acellus, I am so glad that I switched to this online school.
I think its so wrong that people think that it is okay to cheat in life because they don’t want to do it the hard way and feel the happiness when you get done!
Hello everyone I would just like to take a few minutes to say a few shout outs.
#1. My first shout out goes to Dr. Roger Billings. I would just like to thank him for taking an hour or more out of his day once a week to make these amazing episodes. I would also like to thank him and for all of the inspiring things he has said. And making Acellus a fun and safe environment.
#2 My 2nd shout out goes to Pajet Monet. would like to thank her for helping me pursue my dreams of becoming a nurse and after talking to her she helped me go through with my dreams.
#3 My last but not least shout out goes to the class of 2026. I know a lot of us don’t know each other and may never but I would just like to congratulate you all. I remember when I first started school I wished it would just end but now that it is ending I wish I could like to make it last longer. I would also like to ask everyone for advice on which university I should go to for becoming a nurses assistant please comment.
It was very interesting to learn about robots
This video helped me see how important education is and how getting a high school diploma from Acellus can open up many doors for people. Thank you for this video, Mr. Billings. It was really interesting and helped me to see that you get out of this program what you put into it.
I like the robots wearing costumes and dancing
I have something to say if you have been the one saying rude comments stop it is not nice and is very disrespectful. I was always taught if you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all.
I’m very excited to get my diploma! I can’t wait to go to college!!
So excited to get a diploma!
I really want to graduate this year
Cannot wait till I get my diploma!
I share Dr. Billings’ childhood digust for doing dishes, but his recount about just hiding them all was plain hilarious.
This is why acellus is awesome
Congratulations to all the winners of the dancing robot contest!
I completely agree on Roger’s stance on cheating.
Cheating is bad! Thank you for this episode Dr. B!
Can’t wait to graduate
I can’t wait to get my diploma!
I definitely want to graduate like my sister is next year
I loved this week’s science live!! Encouraged me to study even harder!!!
I really loved all of the robots! I am only in 9th grade but I am so excited to learn more and eventually graduate and hold my Acellus diploma.
Do we have the plans for the Leonardo submarine? Or did he destroy them?
It is important
This was a pretty interesting episode. That story about the news station that spread misinformation about you was horrible to listen to and I felt pretty upset myself listening to that, lol. Really glad you were able to persist through it and keep Acellus alive, that’s an incredible thing to be able to do. Praise YAHWEH!
I plan to enter the next robot contest but I have to get the course for it. But I enjoy waching the robots dance