The Ron Clark Story

Principal Turner: These kids are at the bottom of the barrel.

Ron Clark: Don't talk about them like that.

Principal Turner: Now all I'm asking is for your students to pass.

Ron Clark: Oh every one of my students will pass.

Principal Turner: [inaudible, students commenting outside office] They can become someone else's problem.

Ron Clark: The problem isn't the kids. It's not even what they can achieve. The problem is what you expect them to achieve. You are setting the bar here. Why? Set it up here! They can make it.

Principal Turner: This community judges us by scores. Government funding judges us by scores. People who give me scores, they get my respect.

Ron Clark: Okay good. In May, they'll all test at grade level.

Principal Turner: [sighs] I don't see how that's possible.

Ron Clark: Excuse me. Did I say grade level? I meant above grade level.