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Ron Clark is an American teacher who has worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and in inner-city Harlem. Ronald Bruce Clark (born January 14, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an infielder for the Minnesota Twins (1966-69), Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969 and 1972), Oakland Athletics (1971-72) and Philadelphia Phillies (1975). ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
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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 1994. Five years later he departed for Harlem to take a job teaching elementary school in an inner-city setting. Clark's latest project is the Ron Clark Academy, a private non-profit school in Atlanta, Georgia where students follow a unique curriculum. The school also gives students opportunities for international travel and offers training workshops for teachers to learn more about Clark's teaching methods. East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. ...
Aurora is a town located in Beaufort County, North Carolina. ...
Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Accolades Clark's first year spent in Harlem was the focus of a 2006 made-for-TV movie, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hugely popular television sitcom Friends, a part he played for 10 years. ...
Clark is known for his ability to raise test scores by using unique and innovative methods that incorporate innnovation, creativity and 55 classroom rules. He has appeared on many national TV shows, including two appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where Ms. Winfrey named him as her first "Phenomenal Man."
Clark received the 2001 Disney Teacher of the Year award.[1]
Books Ron has written two books. The first, called The Essential 55: 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. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
References - ^ Clark, Ron (2003). The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child. Hyperion. ISBN 1-4013-0001-4.
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