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““Once I became a teacher, it became Once I became a teacher, it became evident to me that many children evident to me that many children aren’t exposed to the type of aren’t exposed to the type of guidance and opportunities that I guidance and opportunities that I had when I was growing up. I have had when I was growing up. I have tried to set a example for my tried to set a example for my students and be a role model like my students and be a role model like my family members were for me.”family members were for me.”

~Ron Clark, ~Ron Clark, forewordforeword, , The Essential 55The Essential 55

““It is also apparent that dealing It is also apparent that dealing with Harlem 5with Harlem 5thth graders is much graders is much different than dealing with Orlando different than dealing with Orlando 1111thth graders.” graders.”

““If anything, this book made me If anything, this book made me evaluate my life experiences and evaluate my life experiences and try to place myself in a position try to place myself in a position like he is in.”like he is in.”

~Michelle Weisiger, c/o 2007~Michelle Weisiger, c/o 2007

““I learned from this reading that I learned from this reading that every teacher has his or her own every teacher has his or her own way of running their classroom and way of running their classroom and that there is no one right way. that there is no one right way. What works for one teacher will What works for one teacher will not necessarily work for another, not necessarily work for another, and vice versa.”and vice versa.”

~Amanda Aronholt, c/o 2007~Amanda Aronholt, c/o 2007

““Every teacher has their own way Every teacher has their own way of teaching and unfortunately that of teaching and unfortunately that was Clark’s only way of conveying was Clark’s only way of conveying his message. I am so glad that I his message. I am so glad that I wasn’t in his class at that time.”wasn’t in his class at that time.”

~Porsha Miley, c/o 2007~Porsha Miley, c/o 2007

““The thing that I did not understand The thing that I did not understand is how someone can write a book is how someone can write a book on use of manners and how to be on use of manners and how to be polite; and get paid for it.”polite; and get paid for it.”

~Anonymous student who for some ~Anonymous student who for some reason, in college, forgot to put reason, in college, forgot to put

their name at the top of their their name at the top of their paper.paper.

““I have been so focused on how to I have been so focused on how to present the subject matter that I present the subject matter that I did not given serious thought to did not given serious thought to the classroom culture I create the classroom culture I create through some of the rules and through some of the rules and procedures I choose to procedures I choose to implement.”implement.”

~Eddie Storako, c/o ~Eddie Storako, c/o 20072007

““By making it a rule you are By making it a rule you are obligated to punish a student when obligated to punish a student when they break it, and I do not know they break it, and I do not know how you can punish this action.”how you can punish this action.”

~Jenna Dundes, c/o 2007~Jenna Dundes, c/o 2007

““Ron Clark is really strict and I think Ron Clark is really strict and I think he expects way too much of his he expects way too much of his students.”students.”

~Erin Land, c/o ~Erin Land, c/o 20072007

““I think Ron Clark’s “take home I think Ron Clark’s “take home message” is that everyone should message” is that everyone should be perfect like he is.”be perfect like he is.”

““The point of homework is not to The point of homework is not to punish but to enrich the students punish but to enrich the students with the knowledge they just with the knowledge they just learned.”learned.”

~Evan Fuchs, c/o 2007~Evan Fuchs, c/o 2007

““This is a rule that really should be This is a rule that really should be taught at home, and I really feel taught at home, and I really feel that it is common sense.”that it is common sense.”

~Tiffany Robinson, c/o 2007~Tiffany Robinson, c/o 2007

““When does this guy have time to When does this guy have time to teach?”teach?”

~Cassandra Salley, c/o 2006~Cassandra Salley, c/o 2006