THE RON CLARK STORY. 2006. (Unidos para Triunfar)

The Ron Clark Story (also known as The Triumph in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK, Sweden and the Philippines) is a 2006 television film, starring Matthew Perry, that premiered on TNT on Sunday, August 13, 2006. Based on the real educator Ron Clark, it centers on the title character, a teacher from a small town, who moves to New York City and tries to make a difference in the lives of his students, despite nobody, including the students themselves, believing in them.
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RON CLARK, the teacher.  http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/

Some of you may have watched "The Ron Clark Story"  ("Unidos para triunfar" in Spain), starring Mathew Perry as Mr. Clark, telling his story as a teacher who believes in her students more than themselves.

Ron Clark, Founder and Mathematics Teacher

Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator."

In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose book, The Essential 55, has sold over 1 million copies and has been published in 25 different countries.

He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, and Ms. Winfrey even named him as her first "Phenomenal Man."

His classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. Ron's teaching experiences in New York City are the subject of the uplifting film, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry, better known as Chandler from Friends.

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Ron Clark is an American teacher who has worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and Harlem, New York City. He is known for his books and multiple teaching awards. . 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.Clark made a set of rules called the esential55 that he use to teach his students. Have a look at his school and see the way the staff works:

CNN - Ron Clark academy "teaches you how to be a global citizen and a global leader"
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