The review of the film "The Ron Clark Story"

The Ron Clark Story

The film, which I have seen is called “The Ron Clark Story”. Based on the real educator Ron Clark, it centers on the title character (Perry), a white teacher from a small town, who moves to New York City and tries to make a difference in the lives of his minority students despite nobody, including the students themselves, believing in them. This is an autobiographical film. It’s its genre. Its stars are Matthew Perry and Ernie Hudson

The picture illustrates the real experience of Ron Clark who having achieved great success with students in his local school, moves to New York City, hoping to teach underprivileged kids in the inner city, Harlem.  He is given a class of the so-called "losers", the worst students in the school.  They have the lowest grades, the worst behavior, and the lowest self-esteem. The kids disobey Mr. Clark, vandalize his classroom, bully other kids, gamble, and bet on when Clark will quit, and what Ron Clark does is trying, resisting, searching more appropriate ways to reach out to the students who need him most.  However, Ron’s unique teaching style brings out the best in the worst students. It is really a true-to-life ABC of teaching. All Tom Clark’s students have difficult family lives. One child is in foster care and gets abused by his foster parent. But Ron Clark sees potential in every child and will not give up on them. Ron Clerk perfectly handles the individual approach when suggesting his pupils taking free extra classes with him in the local cafes.

Focusing our attention on the elemets of film, we are to say, that they all are great. All the characters play great roles on good level of acting, especially Perry. The work of the director is shown greatly and we manage to watch a good movie. Costumes and decorations absolutely reflect the atmosphere of that particular time and this particular place.

Discussing other aspect of the film we are to say, that the sense which is hidden inside the film is really deep. In fact, the movie touches upon many topics, and each of them is worthy of commenting. It is a really powerful story about fighting to the very end and never giving up.  The film is a hilarious trip into the world of teaching, as it uncovers all the difficulties that the young-inexperienced teacher may face up. Finally, it brightly demonstrates the teacher who is indeed a model to follow. The steps he takes, the approaches he makes, the energy he extends and the devotion he shows produce a wonderful outcome.  He gives them more than an education and a desire to keep on learning; he gives each one the knowledge that they do matter, and that when they put their hearts and minds to it, they can achieve anything.

Personally I think this movie is one of the most inspiring films I have ever watched. The entire movie deals with LITTLE, REAL, EVERYDAY problems and not with the big issues of life: how children consider and perceive our world nowadays. That's to say, the film teaches us to devote our lives to them, talk to them. This movie is a teaching lesson for teachers, not a moralizing or preachy one. Teaching is not a simple profession to earn your life, it's much more than this, it's a mission, a passion, a drive, a call, just like the one an actor or a director have. In this instance in my own opinion, "The Ron Clark’s Story" has amply achieved its goals. “The Ron Clark Story” is a very interesting film from the methodological point of view. It is a true-to-life guidance of what to do in order to motivate students with “low or zero-level”, how to treat them and, what is more important how to understand the reasons for their behavior and handle with it. I cannot but say that this film is a pedagogical one, which states what a true teacher is to be – they are not indifferent, involved, motivated, able to sympathize, reflective, always ready to help, protect, share experience and give advice. The way Ron Clark sees his students at the beginning is impressive –he does not consider them stupid ignorant leftovers of the society – the way others thought – but he notices their creativity – drawing, math and so on. So, he sees smth good in them – and it is a positive start which is so important while teaching.