A Game Changer!

Have you heard of RCA?  It's the Ron Clark Academy, and it is a truly revolutionary school.  Ron Clark and Kim Bearden are visionaries who created a model school that delivers in a BIG way.  I had always heard how amazing RCA was, and I had read books by Ron Clark, but I never realized how amazing the school really is until my friend Hope started working there with her husband Wade.  Once I started to get a "behind the scenes"  peek at RCA moments and started living vicariously through Hope, I was hooked.  I was mesmerized.  I was just plain enamored. 

 Then, when I found out that Kim Bearden (the cofounder of RCA) wrote a new book I was so excited to read it.  I immediately jumped at the chance to review it, and I devoured it on my deck in one afternoon.  It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me nod my head in agreement, and it made me want to teach at RCA just a little bit.  :)  (I love my school and my little people, but that place is magical!)   If you are searching for that spark or that reminder about why you went into the classroom to begin with,  Crash Course:  The Lessons My Students Taught Me is a wonderful read.  Kim had struggles and triumphs just like the rest of us, and she synthesized all of it to offer great advice and words of wisdom.  LOVE!!!  IT!!!!  I honestly want to pack up and head to Atlanta for a visit, and you will too!  I just know it!

Get those tissues ready, block out some "me time",  and head on over HERE to get your copy! It will leave you feeling refreshed, reaffirmed, and ready to tackle a brand new school-year!  I promise!  It's the perfect way to unwind... as you can see below.  Even my fur babies got in on the fun!  :)  Remember that photo from Me Time Monday?!  If you look closely, you can see Kim's fab book!

Kim Bearden is the co-founder and executive director at the Ron Clark Academy. Most importantly, she is also the language arts teacher. 

Kim has received numerous awards for her creative, dynamic, and rigorous teaching styles. She was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities Teacher. Along with countless other awards, she was also chosen from among 7,000 teachers as Teacher of the Year in Cobb County Georgia. 

Over the past twenty-three years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school board member, staff development trainer, and middle school principal. 

For someone that has accomplished so much during her career, Kim is by far one of the most humble and down to earth educators. Her life hasn't been perfect, and I love that she is so transparent in her book as she shares her experiences as an educator. 

Instead of telling you, I will just show you! Here is a little clip that shows who and what the Ron Clark Academy is all about! The best part? You can actually come spend a day…or two…at the school! Be sure and follow the Ron Clark Academy on Facebook {HERE} to receive special updates and events! 

If you would like to visit RCA and participate in the RCA Educator Training Experience, visit the website {HERE} to register! It is truly a training unlike anything you have ever experienced before. During this training, you will get to meet the students of RCA and observe Ron Clark and Kim Bearden's unparalleled instruction in their 5th grade classrooms. You will also spend the day in classroom observations and workshops that will enhance your instruction in any grade level. And of course, you will end the visitation becoming "slide certified." 

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I am so excited about teaming up with some of my favorite bloggers to share our review of Kim's book. Click on any of the links below to see what they think...

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