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Academics Upward Tutoring Merges Faith and Friendly Educational Service

 

SB Informer
Friday, June 23, 2006; 05:45 AM

Spartanburg, SC - A new small business in educational support opens in the Upstate South Carolina and offers both face-to-face and online coaching for students of all ages. The new business website is www.academicsupward.org and contains dozens of links to free interactive learning sites in mathematics, language arts, study skills, and standardized tests.

Have you ever wondered how to increase your own GPA or that of your child? Accountability is the key! When a professional tutor like Dr. Greer is hired, then students have to take ownership for their learning. Using an adult other than a parent is in many cases more effective in increasing accountability for K-12 learners. Organizational skills, memory training, and test-taking techniques are just a few of the tools given to clients who use Academics Upward Tutoring.

For over 17 years, Dr. Greer, owner and manager of Academics Upward Tutoring, has seen hundreds of clients meet their educational goals. She has recently moved her business from central Florida. Dr. Greer comes alongside her clients to take the fear out of learning and to intoduce some fun. Hands-on activities and educational games are integrated into the learning whenever possible.

Academics Upward has a new website at www.academicsupward.org that allows you to view Dr. Greer's current schedule and to link to dozens of free interactive learning sites for a variety of disciplines. There are also links for free downloads for TI-83 calculator programs and memory training audio files. Online standardized test coaching is available for SAT and ACT through Number2.com or clients can use traditional face-to-face appointments.

Summertime is a great time for High School juniors and seniors to practice for SAT and ACT tests for college entrance requirements. Dr. Greer draws on her educational backgrounds in mathematics, physical sciences, and educational curriculum and instruction in preparing clients for standardized tests. She has taught as an adjunct at a number of institutions of higher learning in central Florida before moving her business to Spartanburg, SC in 2005.

Not only do you get a well-stocked library at the offices of Acdemics Upward Tutoring and a well-trained educational consultant and coach, but you also get a great Christian role model as a study partner. Dr. Greer integrates her faith into her work at every opportunity and uses parallels from her Christian faith to encourage learners to "be approved of God" in their work as a student.

If you want to get a jump-start on next Fall's courses for yourself or for your child, contact Academics Upward today at 864-542-7622 or visit the business web site at www.academicsupward.org and find out more about this small, but very friendly, new business in the Upstate.