Education
Clark attended school in his earlier years within the Beaufort County school systems in the town of Chocowinity, North Carolina. Clark was a outgoing student who later graduated from Chocowinity High School with the Class of 1990.
Clark attended school in his earlier years within the Beaufort County school systems in the town of Chocowinity, North Carolina. Clark was a outgoing student who later graduated from Chocowinity High School with the Class of 1990.
Clark is a New York Times bestselling author and motivational speaker on the topic of inspiring educators. After graduation, Clarks goals were to become a educator at East Carolina University through the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program After graduation, he traveled for a time and then began working in Aurora, North Carolina.
Four years later he began teaching elementary school in New York City"s Harlem and saw the difference he could make, enabling change in the lives of less-fortunate children.
Clark began the Ron Clark Academy in the fall of 2007, a private non-profit school in Atlanta, Georgia, which follows a unique curriculum. Clark has written three books on education:
The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator"s Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child (2003)
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"Move Your Business" (2015), philosophy on types of employees/educators and how to motivate them
Clark proposed fifty-five essential rules for success in and out of the classroom, many of which focus on respect and school policies. These include “Make eye contact, respect others
Ideas and opinions, always be honest, and be the best person you can be”.
He later proposed eleven traits of excellence: enthusiasm, adventure, creativity, reflection, balance, compassion, confidence, humor, common sense, appreciation and resilience.