Ron Clark and his students became overnight stars during the presidential election when a video of the students performing a political rap they wrote grabbed the public's attention on YouTube. The children ended up performing the rap, called "Vote However U Like," on national TV shows including CNN and BET.
Teachers at the school frequently use rapping, dancing and drumming to help students learn.
Clark, who taught in one of New York City's toughest schools and wrote the best-selling teaching book "The Essential 55," opened the school last year with proceeds from his book and private donations.
Nearly all of its 80 students are from middle-and low-income households. Parents pay a small part of the tuition and the rest is paid by donors.
Clark has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" twice - once when he was named Disney American Teacher of the Year in 2000 and again when his book made the New York Times bestseller list.
Great story! Meanwhile our darling crazy Toronto is opening "black focused schools this year 2009!" All black schools here is supposedly going to lower the dropout rate.
Racist idea!!! Last time I checked I was still black and my kid will NEVER attend such schools!
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