Dorrance Publishing Releases New Book about Improving Student Achievement

"Why Students Fail and Spend Extra Years in School," a new book by Solomon Etchie Okpa, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

"Why Students Fail and Spend Extra Years in School" is addressed directly to the very students whose lives are often beset by failure and frustration. Solomon Etchie Okpa offers solid, practical advice on academic success from early childhood and nursery school through adolescence and secondary education and on to higher education.

Considering outside influences as well as personal study habits and the choice of friends, among a multitude of other dimensions, Mr. Okpa traces a student's development and the primary responsibilities faced at each level. He provides specific advice and cautions that will assist the reader in setting and obtaining success in school and later in life.

"Why Students Fail and Spend Extra Years in School" is a thoughtful and insightful guide that will encourage students at every level of education.

About the Author:
Solomon Etchie Okpa is a native of Nigeria, where he earned a BES/BARC degree in architecture from the University of Lagos and an OND in Mechanical Engineering from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. He is presently employed as a Telecom Network Roll-out Manager for a leading Telecom Organization in West Africa. His interests include reading, writing, and motivational speaking and he is also the author of "The Last Word - Have You Tried All and Failed"

"Why Students Fail and Spend Extra Years in School" is an 62-page paperback with a retail price of $11.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-0899-5. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.