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Business As Usual Book Summary

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The first way the book turns the concept of “ business as usual” as it relates to teaching, learning, and school communities on its head is how the school is set up and the appearance of the school. The school is located in an old factory. When I was reading about the school, I realized that the school is very different from any other school I have been too. The thing that make this school unique and different, is in the middle of their lobby, they have a big blue slide that they have their students and quests that came to visit their school, slide down. Instead of having a staircase they put a big blue slide. Another thing about the appearance of the school is the classroom, at Ron Clark Academy teachers have permission to design their classroom …show more content…

In the book, Ron Clark talks about how it is important to know every students name and their parents, grandparent, aunts, uncle’s names, because you do not know whom the students live with. In the book he gave an example about when he was talking to someone father about how their child, not doing well in school and the parent said that unfortunate, but that’s not my child. As teachers we need to make sure who the child parent is. The book makes an important point on how relationships between teachers, parents and students are, to be a successful teacher. The book talks about how Ron Clark wants a bond with his children. He and the other teachers at Ron Clark Academy care so much for his students, like for example when they were on a trip and it was a boy birthday and everyone forgot, so twenty minutes before midnight, Ron Clark took this student and his friend out for some food. Ron Clark went off of his way to make that student feel special at that moment, not many teachers do that for their students. He also would have sleepovers for his students, make home cook meals, and helped students who are struggling, by fixing up their houses. At Ron Clark Academy the teachers care so much for their students. Another example from the book, is when they took their fifth grade class to a trip to New York City, they had each students picture on the

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