African-American National Educator Prepares Students For College And Reveals How To Uncover 90 Billion Dollars In Scholarships
by Dr. Stephen Jones
 Dr.
Stephen Jones, the nationally recognized educator and study skills expert on
college success, has launched a major initiative to help parents and students to
prepare for college. His book Seven Secrets of How to Study was recently
highlighted in the September edition of Essence magazine. Dr. Jones is attacking
the high school drop out rate problem head on. The current high school high
school drop out rate is 50% and the college drop out rate is 53%. He has spent
20 years working in colleges helping low income college students to overcome
financial problems. Some parents say that they do not have the money to send
their child to college. Dr. Jones says half of the 90 billion dollars in
scholarships goes unused because students miss deadlines or fail to apply at
all.
Dr. Jones is beginning a
national tour to motivate parents and students of all ages. His first workshop
titled Seven Secrets of How to Motivate your student will be held in
Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Registration is available on his website at www.sevensecrets-books.com.
He is making plans to meet parents and students in Baltimore, Md; Atlanta, GA;
San Francisco, CA etc.
"Its about
empowering parents and students who lack information and resources to prepare
for college. The challenge is to help students to make appropriate study habit
adjustments, while they are still in middle school and high school. College
students need an academic plan that will help them to overcome procrastination
and poor study habits."
Dr. Jones has delivered
seminars form some of the following groups: School District of Philadelphia,
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Chester Education Foundation, William Peen
Foundation, University of Delaware, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel
University-NSBE, College Access, California- United Black Student Leadership
Conference.
Dr. Jones has written a
book titled "Seven Secrets of How to Study" which is available at www.sevensecrets-books.com.
He is responsible for helping more than 2000 students and their parents to
realize their dreams of obtaining a college degree. His book offers a chapter
finding money for college and how to achieve better grades. The Seven Secrets
lists over 100 scholarship websites. He says a good scholarship website to try
is www.fastweb.com.
Dr. Jones is also
establishing the Stephen and Adele Jones Foundation. The Foundation was created
to help raise more than $100,000 in scholarship money to assist students on
their journey to college. Dr. Jones Says his plans are to begin the scholarship
with his own money during 2005. He is also pursuing foundations, corporations
and the community to support his efforts.
Dr. Stephen Jones is a
Philadelphia native who has 20 years of experience as an educator, presenter,
and author. Dr. Jones earned a B.A. in Psychology from Widener University, M.ed
from Howard University, M.B.A from Philadelphia University, and Ed.D from
Widener University. Dr. Jones has devoted his career to helping 1000's of
students from across the country. He has used an extensive part of his career at
Philadelphia University, Drexel University, and Metropolitan Career Center to
help students who have poor study habits. Dr. Jones believes that students can
achieve better grades if they are given the right tools to overcome test
anxiety, poor time management, and an inability to focus.
For more information:
Seven Secrets of How
to Study
Dr. Stephen Jones
P.O. Box 37
Sharon Hill, PA 19079
Phone: 610-583-3125
Cell: 610-842-3843
URL: www.sevensecrets-books.com
Price: $19.99
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