The Essential 55 Workbook: Revised and Updated

by Ron Clark

From the Disney Teacher of the Year and New York Times bestselling author comes the ideal updated companion to the revised edition of The Essential 55.

Ron Clark's The Essential 55 took the country by storm, selling over over one million copies. Now he provides a new edition of the companion workbook with fresh exercises for teachers and parents to transform any child into a successful student.

The Essential 55 Workbook is full of easy-to-do lessons to help you reinforce The Essential 55 rules that every child should know. With a series of self-tests, exercises, and questionnaires, The Essential 55 Workbook allows you to adapt Ron Clark's successful tools to your own situation. With determination, discipline, and regular rewards, the children you stick by will be the children you come to admire.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, School, Professional Development

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

About the author

Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator." In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose book, The Essential 55, has sold over 1 million copies and has been published in 25 different countries.

--from the author's website

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Reviews

[Darcy Leech · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ron Clark doesn't seem like a guy who would last long in education when you read his book. He writes with a tone against the education system, seems to look down on his coworkers, and is a bit high on himself in his writing. I taught 6 years in a high school English classroom, and having a long list of rules was neither feasible nor advised. If people aren't going to read the cell phone data contract that is tied to $100+ a month, they aren't going to seriously read 55 rules. A small rule list is much more manageable. I will admit that when I read this book as an Education major that it did help me think through what I needed to explicitly teach students and what types of things I did and didn't want happening in my classroom. Ron Clark's writing is good in the book, but perhaps not the most pragmatic educational pedagogy available for classroom management.

[Cooper Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually read the Updated and Revised version from 2019, which was not on here. I now understand why so many teachers and educators travel to the Ron Clark Academy each year to see how he works. Even being a Special Education teacher I loved reading his book.

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for work (I am an educator). A lot of these items are just good manners and common sense, but I will say that good manners and common sense can get you pretty far in life. Ron Clark's thoughts are about giving his students the tools they need to succeed in life.

[Kelly Biernacki · Rating 2 out of 5]

A few great ideas in the long list of "rules"

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked most of his rules, a lot of people could benefit from reading this book, but he seems pretty full of himself.

[Mary Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good suggestions.

[Adam Gutschenritter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bunch of good ideas on how to teach students Ron Clark's 55 rules. When you are looking for ideas on how to start and maintain high standards of behavior and as such high standard of academics this and Harry Wong's The First Days might be a great read to begin every year.

[Shellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent resource to get leaders thinking. Beneficial read for sure. Entertaining and great thoughts and ideas.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

He gave me the impression of a person that is full of complexes and it's not who I want to learn from. The ideas are shallow and he is definitely full of himself.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, especially as a new teacher which will (hopefully) be starting the "first year" of teaching soon. I love that the author took basic strategies of how to be a decent human being and put them into teaching terms - I believe all students should be provided this information in their classroom and their lives. Every teacher should teach their students how to be professional and supportive members of our society for the overall success of learning and thriving in our world today.

[Brit · Rating 1 out of 5]

mostly nothing that is applicable to me, and some stuff that's totally NOT useful.

[Reagan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Was not very helpful for me.

[Rick Christiansen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cash grab to go with the 55 book. I didn't read this but thumbed through it and wasn't impressed