Essential 55 chapters 11-21

As I keep reading the essential 55, my understanding of why he wrote the rules for his students students to follow are making more sense. After reading chapters 11-21 it made me realize that it is very important for students to follow these rules. One of my favorite rule from chapter 11-21 is rule number 11. Rule number 11 is "surprise others by performing random acts of kindness". (P.29) I really like the story behind this rule because Ron Clark parents were constantly giving him surprises for him and his sister. "I remember how seeing them go out of their way to do kind and unexpected things for us made me feel so special and loved". (P.30) Doing things for other will make you feel like a better person. "I think we should all try to capture that type of exitment by giving some type of surprise, whether it is large or small, as often as possible". (P.42)
Another rule that I think is also very important is rule number 18. Rule number 18 says "you will make every effort to be as organized as possible". (P.62) Personally for me rule number 18 is really hard to follow because I'm not a very organized person. But what I like that Ron Clark said about this rule is that he had one student that would have clutter in his desk, but the students always had everything Mr. Clark ask for. "I taught one student in Harlem, named Marvin, who rivaled me in terms of clutter, but he always managed to have whatever I asked of him right at the tips of his fingers". (P.63) Even if Ron's Clark student have everything in the tip of his fingers, it is always better to stay organized. Being organized helps especially the students to be more organized. "The main thing I learned from that year is that my students enjoyed being organized, and they appreciate the system". (P.55) As I keep reading the book I look forward to read the rest of Ron Clark's essential 55.

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