Author, speaker
and 'King Of College Prep' Tawan Perry’s latest book, College Sense: What
College And High School Advisors Don’t Tell You About College,
provides students and parents with information they need to prepare for
every
circumstance they might face.
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Renowned
Author Tawan
Perry Has A Single Word For Obama Regarding Education -
Accountability
College Sense: What College And High School Advisors Don’t
Tell You About College reveals important information for college
enrollees, students. parents and graduates
[June 22, 2009,
Asheville, NC] Tawan
Perry, known as the 'King of College Prep', is very concerned with
accountability for institutions of higher
education.
“If President Obama, Congress, or the Department of Education
plan to hold
institutions of higher education accountable,” he stated,
“then they should be
just as concerned, if not more so, with a college or university's job
placement
rates as they are with graduation rates. There is something very wrong
when
college graduates are competing with high school graduates for
employment. It’s
true that good retention rates lead to graduation but being a graduate
should
lead to more opportunities than a student had before entering college.
If the
Obama Administration doesn't address this issue then they are just
inadvertently
creating another ‘No Child Left Behind’ type of
situation for higher
education---and we all know how that’s working out.
Globally, as Americans,
we will be left behind."
Making sense of higher education can confound the most stellar of
students and
parents. A college education isn't just about gaining knowledge. Author
Tawan
Perry’s new book, College
Sense: What College and High School Advisors Don’t
Tell You About College, explores
a myriad of essential topics such as how
to reduce and eliminate debt, the questions that you should ask during
your
campus visit and how to get the most of your college experience. The
goal here
is to provide the reader all the help one might need to help prepare
for all
those things that your advisors didn't tell you or your parents about
college.
“When
considering
institutions of higher education,” said Perry,
“students and parents should
not just consider the sports teams and manicured lawns, but
should also consider
the job placement rate of the institution. If the institution's job
placement
rate is dismal then parents and students might want to reconsider their
decision.
It’s just not
enough to graduate from college anymore. It’s really about
having immediate employment and career options right after college. If
these options don't exist--then what's the point in paying all that
money for college? Sure, it may pay off, but the real question is when?
College is far too expensive not to come with some kind of
assurance. If we as consumers purchase any big ticket item, it usually
comes
with some type of warranty.”
“What’s not new is that thousands of students and
parents are beginning to
prepare for the collegiate experience this fall all over the country.
On the
other hand, what is new is that many more college graduates are now
jobless,
moving
back in with parents, or, if they are lucky---working as a waitress or
waiter."
Tawan's
mission is to
better prepare college bound students and parents for what's ahead
through his
student leadership and college transition workshops and keynotes.
Mr. Perry is taking his message to schools, students and media all over
the United States. He has appeared on Community Focus with Valerie
Elijah, Taking Care of Business, The Education Report, Blog Talk Radio,
BC Magazine, Eworldwire News, Sound Authors with Dr. Kent Gustavson,
Calling All Authors. Mind Your Bizness with Danielle Hampson, and will
be appearing on The Author's Show Radio at www.TheAuthorsShow.com on,
July 18, 2009. Mr. Perry will be touring high schools and college
campuses all over the country this fall.
Profile:
Tawan Perry is an award winning author, speaker and educator. He has
overcome incredible odds to become the person he is
today. As a teenager, he lost his best friend to a violent
crime. After completing high school, he had to learn the reality of
life without an education. The turning point came when he grew tired of
doing nothing with his life. He enrolled into a local community college
and began taking classes. Although he was enrolled, he failed both the
English and Math placement tests. He spent the next two years
struggling to get out of remedial courses. With hard work and
persistence, he eventually graduated and was awarded a full academic
scholarship.
Tawan’s inspirational message is “it's not about
the smartest or most gifted; it is about who can persist. Persistence
always wins the marathon of life." Today, Tawan draws on the life
lessons learned to help people, especially the youth, transform their
own lives.
Tawan earned his bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Morgan
State University and his master's degree in Higher Education
Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Contact:
Tawan Perry
Web: www.TawanPerry.com
Email: tawanmaurice@gmail.com
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Tawan
Perry is an award winning author, speaker and educator. He has overcome
incredible odds to become the person he is
today.
As a teenager, he lost his best friend to a violent crime. After
completing high school, he had to learn the reality of life without an
education. The turning point came when he grew tired of doing nothing
with his life. He enrolled into a local community college and began
taking classes. Although he was enrolled, he failed both the English
and Math placement tests. He spent the next two years struggling to get
out of remedial courses. With hard work and persistence, he eventually
graduated and was awarded a full academic scholarship.
Tawan’s inspirational message is “it's not about
the smartest or most
gifted; it is about who can persist. Persistence always wins the
marathon of life." Today, Tawan draws on the life lessons learned to
help people, especially the youth, transform their own lives.
Tawan earned his bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Morgan
State University and his master's degree in Higher Education
Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Company
Contact:
Tawan Perry
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