The Ron Clark Story

Synopsis

     The Ron Clark story is about an enthusiastic teacher who wants the challenge of working with the least disciplined students of an elementary school in New York City. Mr. Clark lived in North Carolina, but he decides to move to New York and finds a job in a public school. During the first days of class, Mr. Clark implements many rules for that class which most of the students do not pay attention. Mr. Clark is very creative; he does everything he can in order to help the students. For example, he decorates the classroom, even after finding it totally mess; he also visits the students who he considers that they need extra help. He works in and out of the classroom to get the best of their students. Mr. Clark is always optimist, even when he has bad test results he motivates his students telling them that he believes they can have better grades. He also has something good to say to every single student. Mr. Clark gets sick some days before the final test that is given by the government, but he doesn`t stop working. As he has pneumonia and cannot assist to class, he records the classes and sends them to his students with a friend. At the end of the school year Mr. Clark`s students got the best grades of school.

Profile of the teacher

Mr. Clark worked in fifth grade for four years in North Carolina.

He is specialized in racing standardized tests scores.    

Challenge he faces and strategies he uses to overcome them

     Mr. Clark faces many challenges. He has to work with students who present problems with discipline, social adaptation, family and learning problems too.

     He uses strategies such as visiting his students’ parents to ask them for help, setting rules at the beginning of the class, motivating his students to give the best of them, and visiting the students who need extra help.

Lesson you learn from him and how you plan to use them.

     I learned many important things. For example, teachers should create an environment in which their students feel that they are in a family. Therefore, teachers should teach with love and patience. I also learn that teachers should know their students` problems to know how to help them. I have heard some teachers who say that students should not be evaluated the same way because students have different learning styles, multiple intelligences, face different family problems, etc.  Something that I will not forget about that teacher is that he is a passionate and optimist teacher. Moreover, he is a teacher who motivates his students using positive quotes. I am going to follow many of his strategies to get the best of my students. For example, I am going to create an environment, in which they feel in a family, I am going to offer them extra help, and I am going to encourage them to give the best. Moreover, I am going to keep in mind that having a good rapport with the students is essential to have the best results in the learning and teaching process.

My passion

     

     I really like to do many things. But today I want to share with you my passion for writing. I love writing because I consider that it is an excellent way to express feelings and thoughts. Because of that, when I write I feel really excited of expressing the things I sometimes want to say. Writing is a challenge for me because I know that  the process of writing is not an easy one.  I am not a professional writer; I am just a person who enjoys placing her feelings and thoughts on a sheet of paper. There are many writings techniques, I have learned how to use some them, but when I did not know those techniques, I used to take a time while I was doing the chores, taking a shower or just on bed to think about the topic I wanted to write. I like to write in English, Spanish, even in French. I do it in different languages because I know that it is also an excellent activity to improve the language I am interested in learning. Thus, I can take advantage of that. I want to finish saying that what I like the most about writing is to feel free of expressing my opinions. Would you like to experience the benefits of writing?