http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspxBy Rehema Ellis, NBC News correspondent He raps, he dances, and he goes headfirst down the two-story tubular slide in the school's atrium. He's not a student; he's Ron Clark, co-founder, head master, and math teacher of the new non-profit, private middleen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspx#386920Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:09:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:386920Muguchia Charles, Wichita, KansasWhen i watched this news item with my six year old daughter, she had only one word to say, "I like such kind of school. My teacher rapping and dancing??? That must be cool" Different pedagogical approaches trully makes a big diffrence. students cannot live by paper and pen alone. Some humor and creativity does some magic.http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspx#387713Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:44:23 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:387713Paul Briones, Granbury, TxI am very impressed by the story. It fires me up and gives me great inspiration. I've been doing something similar to this in Public School Science in Texas for 14 years. http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspx#388194Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:48:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:388194Gilbert Quintana, Agua Negra, New Mexico I too was touched with this story as these types of schools need to be promoted. Schools that use high tech hardware, utilize a sense of family and belleving in learning of the highest caliber. What I found difficult to accept was certain concepts that flavored patronizing and paternalism. The notion of children, most of whom are Afican American,with trouble bacgrounds, like if other people of color and their families do not have "trouble backgrounds". Mr. Clark is given credit to self, like if he is restructuring the educational system, with values of manners, respect, and discipline. I am not Black but rest assured most of the families I meet had these fundamental values, as traditional people, built in to their lives since chilhood. So he is just building upon them. In short African Americans have had good leaders and teachers since they came to this country and it started in their families. We do not need young Black children saying "Im gonna grow up and be somebody" because of this school but because of people like Martin Luther King, who gave his life for his people. http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspx#392903Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:54:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:392903Lazarus Bruner, Atlanta, GAMr. Quintana, what Ron Clark is doing is instilling those core values into the minds of those children. Even though historically, most African Americans come from homes that enforced those core values, in today's society you don't find that as much; especially in low income families. So, by having a school that is non-traditional in the way it teaches the children, promotes core values, exposes the low income children to six continents by the eight grade, and other exciting opportunities; it gives them great exposure to a variety of possibilities that they normally would not have. And it is true that there have been a lot of great African American leaders in the past, there are few leaders that cater to the youth and provides them with a "you can do it, I believe in you" attitude. Hands down, the Ron Clark Academy is a great opportunity for kids and adults to be apart of something that is special. God bless!http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/28/386151.aspx#1088850Sat, 31 May 2008 12:03:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1088850uyoit's a show of selflessness.i love this guy. can one get to him just afew questions