New York Times bestselling author and educator Ron Clark challenges parents, teachers, and communities everywhere embrace a difference in the classroom and uplift, educate, and empower our children.Read this book to find out why so many across the country have embraced these powerful rules. · Set the electric tone on day one · Teach your children how to study--don't expect it to come naturally · Don't constantly stress about test scores · Not every child deserves a cookie· Lift up your teachers. No, really, lift them up! · If kids like you all the time, you're doing something wrong · Don't be a penny parent Be different. Be bold. Join in.gy, and an unparalleled freedom to do whatever it took to lead every child to success. The parents and teachers of this school would forge a true partnership with the intent of providing the best learning environment possible. I am proud to say that dream--the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, is now a reality. We welcome educators from all over the world to visit and learn from our methods and techniques so that they may take them back to their schools. I am still teaching, every day, and I feel honored to have hosted more than 10,000 educators in my classroom. This book is filled with the magic, the successes, the heartbreaks, the mistakes, and the triumphs that are the Ron Clark Academy. These are the 101 most successful strategies we have used to help uplift our children and enliven our classrooms. My hope is that you will find ideas here that will help you ignite a passion for learning in your children--and together we can get the molasses out of all our children's classes. Be different. Be bold. Join in. --RON CLARK