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w目录：Education/教育 |
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It didn't take long for us to realize
that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher. |
My
teacher knew I could do better (II)
老师知道我会做得更好(下)
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作者：Tamara Lauriano [美国] |
来源：www.rd.com |
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日期：2008-03-13 |
责编：Emma |
Lucky to Have Him
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my
whole life in Spanish Harlem with my mom, grandmother and little
sister, Ivy. I never had a father, but in my neighborhood that's
not unusual. You have to watch yourself. There are shoot-ups all
the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have
friends who ended up in jail or pregnant. I could have ended up
that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom wouldn't let that
happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My
grades rose. In fact, our whole fifth-grade class's scores rose
in math and reading. In sixth grade, I entered the gifted
program, and Mr. Clark was the teacher. I felt so lucky to have
him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was
the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the
show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not
to talk with our mouths full -- stuff you don't usually learn in
the ghetto. He told us to say "Yes, ma'am" and "No, sir." We
didn't want to let him down.
None of us were surprised when Mr. Clark was selected as
Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year. When he learned he'd won, he
said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students
would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when it
came time to draw names, Mr. Clark said, "You're all going."
He got donations to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in
California and put us up at the Hilton. We were there for three
days. People were amazed, but Mr. Clark really cared about us.
There's no way I can imagine most teachers doing that. No way.
But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn't want his
class to end. Was I ever surprised when Mr. Clark showed up at
my new junior high the first week of school, just to say hello.
He's been a constant in our lives. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta,
but he always kept in touch. He started giving speeches about
education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom
rules, The Essential 55.
In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to
deliver school supplies and visit orphanages. It was the most
amazing experience of my life. It's now my dream to one day
start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all
backgrounds.
I'm about to become a senior at Harlem Renaissance High School.
My grades are beautiful now, and I'm hoping to go to law school
eventually. This fall, Mr. Clark will be opening the Ron Clark
Academy in Atlanta, a school for kids who have potential but
aren't reaching it. Kids who are like I was -- until Mr. Clark
came along.
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