Ron Clark (teacher)

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Ron L. Clark, Jr. (born October 24, 1971 ) is an American teacher.

Clark has been teaching at schools with children from difficult backgrounds in North Carolina and Harlem , New York City , since 1995 . Based on his work, the film The Ron Clark Story was made in 2006 .

So far he has published three works on the subject of education; including The Essential 55, translated into 25 languages . Clark, named Teacher of the Year by Disney in 2000, founded the Ron Clark Academy seven years later.

Publications

  • The Essential 55: An Award Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child, ISBN 0-7868-8816-4
  • The Excellent 11: Qualitites Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children, ISBN 1-4013-0803-1
  • The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck - 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers, ISBN 1-4516-3974-0

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Phenomenal-Man-Ron-Clark

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personal data
SURNAME Clark, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Ron L. Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American teacher
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1971