Ron Clark's Interest In The Classroom

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Ron Clark talked a lot about how Important it is for a teacher to show how interested they are in the students and the subjects that they are teaching. He stated how when he was at his first school in North Carolina he witnessed teachers complaining about students the students were not interested in the curriculum the teachers were teaching. But he also witnessed the teachers not being interested in the curriculum they were teaching. Which is why the students didn 't not show that they were interested. Ron Clark also stated how you have to go for it and sometimes that means that you take a different path than those around you. He shows that to his students by having a giant slide run through his school.
Ron Clark also talks about how we should stop dumbing down education so that the students who are below level get it. But instead we need to expect more out of every students and push them to achieve as much as a gifted student. He stated the quote that “equal does not mean fair” which has come up a lot lately because in order
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In order to understand where students in my classroom come from, I might eat lunch with them or just be there for them when they need someone to talk to. I could also take time to ask them about their weekend, nights or holidays to make sure they had a good one. I want the students to know that I am there for them no matter what. In my classroom I want the students to know that they are appreciated and loved. They might come from a family where there isn 't a lot of support so I want to be that support for them. I will show them that they can do all they set their minds to. Students will be shown that they are appreciated by the words and actions I have around them. I will always want to be welcoming and nurturing to the students no matter how bad of a day it might

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