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: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child'' ([[2003]]), is being published in 25 countries. In [[2004]] he followed with ''The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children''. |
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Revision as of 02:11, 14 August 2006
Ron Clark is an American teacher who has worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and in inner-city Harlem.
Background
Clark was educated at East Carolina University through the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program and accepted a job in Aurora, North Carolina upon graduation in 1995. Four years later he departed for Harlem where he took a job teaching elementary school in an inner-city setting. Clark's latest project is the Ron Clark Academy, a private school in Georgia, where students follow a unique curriculum. The school also gives students opportunities for international travel.
Accolades
His efforts and dedication to his pupils have brought him to the White House on three occasions to be honored by the president. In 2000 he was awarded Disney's American Teacher of the Year.
The first year Ron Clark spent in Harlem has been turned into a movie starring Matthew Perry called, 'The Ron Clark Story'.
Books
Ron has written two books. The first, called The butt
- An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child (2003), is being published in 25 countries. In 2004 he followed with The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children.
Trivia
During the 2000 political campaigns, Clark gained notice for circling his classroom with posters for both the Gore and Hillary campaigns. (Note: This can be seen in his Premiere Speakers Bureau preview video.)
As a speaker for [1] Premiere Speakers Bureau, his corporate speaking fee is $17,500 + travel; his education speaking fee is $12,500 + travel.