My Thesis "An Analysis on The Character Of A Good Teacher In The Ron Clark Story Movie"

CHAPTER I`

INTRODUCTION

This chapter explains about: background of study, research problem, and the aim of study, significance of the study, limitation of the study, definition of key terms and organization of writing.

1.1  BACKGROUND

               Educational change is not a matter of new techniques and resources but fundamentally of shifts in the balance between system and sensitivity, process and person, institution and individual (Bowers 1987:4). Process and instruction are a term used by teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior. It is possibly the most difficult aspect of teaching for many teachers; indeed experiencing problems in this area causes some to leave teaching altogether (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/classroom_managemenent).

               Teacher must do purpose National Education by means of working out the eight National Educational Standards (standard of content, process, competence, Education and educational personal, facilities and equipment, management, financing, assessment) which ‘means the minimal criteria about the Education system in the whole jurisdiction of the Republic of Indonesia (Government Reguation No. 19 tahun 2005).

               Teaching is “a means to an end – a complex of activities, strategies, mechanisms, invitations, stimuli and rhetorical ploys designed to help students learn and to become better learners” (Chambers and Gregory, 2006: 40). Chambers and Gregory (2006: 44) outline the theoretical foundation on learning and education. In such a strong introduction, both ones stressed that learning is independent to teaching.

               Based on the explanation above, the writer would like to say that instruction is a process to make people or learner gain knowledge about thing they do not know before; learning could be happen through formal and informal instruction. Informal instruction is a "lifelong process" through which people acquire attitudes, values, skills and knowledge mainly from the mass media (television, video games and movie or film), from daily experiences, such as those made at work, at play, while talking with our neighbors and from various kind of interactions, in general. It is apparent that informal learning is rather related to incidental learning (http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/informal_learning).

               The character of a good teacher according to Harmer (1998: 1)
covers some views such as teacher should make their lesson interesting, teacher must love his or her job, teacher must have lost of knowledge, not only his or her subject, and the teacher must be entertainer. Those consideration proposal are important to be considered by those whose job as a teacher.

               The Ron Clark story was a story that had a lot to do with the lessons which have been learning on paradigms. The way seeing the world in terms of visual sense of sight, but terms of understanding or interpreting. People’s paradigms are based on their environment, behavior, attitude, post experiences and beliefs and also your values.

               The story is about a teacher who is in a nice town with decent students. This teacher always encourages his students to go for their dreams and they could be anything they want to be. When they make his own personal parking space he sees it as his tombstone, or where he will spend the rest of his life.

               The writer is interested to select this movie because the main characters in this movie provided the reader some moral values conveyed the moral value implied among others such as: courage, hard work and self sacrifice. The movie is one of good to be chosen as a supplementary material enrichment in instruction.

               Now days, many teachers only teach the students without paying attention the students’ ability in learning the material but the teacher only chase the time and finish the material, whereas the character of a good teacher should make their lessons interesting and make the students be able to understand the material.

               Based on the explanation above, the writer would like to conduct a research under the title “An Analysis On The Character of A Teacher In “The Ron Clark Story” Movie By Randa Haines”.

1.2      RESEARCH PROBLEM

Based on the background above, the writer would like to formulate in the forms of this study as follows:

What are the characters of a good teacher in “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines?

1.3         THE AIM OF STUDY

            The aim of the study is to analyse and describe:

The character of a teacher in “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines.

1.4        THE SIGNIFICANCES OF STUDY

The significances of this study are:

1    Implication

This study will support the statement of James Harmer (1998:3) which say that Good teacher is someone cares more about their students’ learning than they do about their own teaching. Teacher can never be quite sure what their students think of them, however. The least predictable things can affect their pupils’ perception. The teacher needs to have dress sense-not always the same of boring suits and ties.

2   Application

The result of this study may become source of information for English teacher. To give information how to be a good English teacher and to give information for someone who wants to do a research that have similar topic.

1.5         LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

        This study is only focused on the character of a good teacher in “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines.

1.6         DEFINITION OF TERMS

1)      Character

           Character is feature which possess moral straigh. An author may present his character either directly or inderictly (Kennedy 1991: 47).

2)      Good teacher

Good teacher is someone cares more about their students’ learning than they do about teacher own teaching. Teacher can never be quite sure what their students think of them, however. The least predictable things can affect their pupils’ perception. The teacher needs to have dress sense-not always the same of boring suits and ties (Harmer, 1998:3).

3)      Movie

           Movie is a modern of drama. Movie is one of the best arts in the world. Movie is a part of literature which designed by actors and actress Robert and Jacob (1995: 11) define movie as specialized type of drama. Movie includes prose of fiction because all the stories and all the characters are not real. Films help to bypass some intellectual barriers to learning (Brown et all, 1973: 181).

4)      The Ron Clark Story

The Ron Clark Story is a movie by Randa Haines which tell about a teacher who is in a nice town with decent students. This teacher always tells his students to go for their dreams and that they could be anything they want to be (The Ron Clark Story movie).

1.7              ORGANIZATION OF WRITING

This writing is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is Introduction. It consists of background, problem of study, the aim of study, the significances of study, scope of writing, definition of term and organization of writing. The second chapter is Literature review. It consists of instruction, approach, good teacher, and summary of the movie. The third chapter is Research Methodology. It consists of research method, data resources, research instrument, and research procedure and data analysis.

CHAPTER II

LITERATUR REVIEW

This chapter present the review which supported this study. It discussed aabout instruction, approach, character of good teacher, and summary of the Ron Clark story.

2.1  Instruction

Here, in this section, Chambers and Gregory (2006: 44) outline the theoretical foundation on learning and education. In such a strong introduction, both ones stressed that learning is independent to teaching. In conjunction with this, however, they initiate the following lines on their matching where one could view on learning; 1) To have particular objects. 2) To imply certain levels or standards of achievement.3) Generally, to be worthwhile/non-trivial: involving the acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills that are seen as desirable and important or useful.

Referring back to relate between learning and teaching, again, highlight further on teaching as of central of activities, where; 1) They must be conducted with the intention of bringing about learning. 2) They must indicate or exhibit what is to be learnt. 3) They must do this in a way which is intelligible to, and within the capacities of, the learners.

As many as possible of source, if should be found, at least, a few of keywords that closely related to the concept of learning. Wiliams (2001: 12) headlines the concept as of “the transmission of knowledge from one person, the expert, to another, the novice. By nature, teacher parcels knowledge to students through planned and controlled chunks or instructional events.

Referring back to the concept of learning, the constructivists indicate that learning concerns in “the ways in which learners organize and change their own behavior and understandings to produce changes in themselves which they value have meaning to them” (Williams, 2001: 12). Of this view, we (teacher education) need to set up our methodologies that enable learners to construct their explicit knowledge; therefore, “what they know, what they believe, where they are and also who they are” may come into outcomes (Williams, 2001: 13).

2.2                Approach

              Approach, method and technique are the three terms which are often overlapped in language teaching. People often mention one of them but they refer to another. Approach is the level of the theories; method is the plan of language teaching which is consistent with the theories, and technique carry out a method.  In other words, the arrangement of the three is that approach is axiomatic, method is procedural and technique is implementation (Richards and Rodgers, 2001: 19)

      Strategy training can help students make effective use of multiple strategies. Metacognitive strategies help students keep themselves on track; cognitive, memory, and compensation strategies provide the necessary intellectual tools; and affective and social strategies offer continuous emotional and interpersonal support (Richards and Renandya, 2002:130).

      Beckman and Klinghammer (2006: 73) define a strategy as “a tool, plan, or method used for accomplishing a task.” Of course, teaching strategy and learning strategy are of two concepts to have in mind.

      Reigeluth (1983:18-19), the expert on the instructional design introduces strategies for classroom teaching practice like as follows.

a.         Organizational-Strategy

The strategy shows cases the elemental methods for organizing the subject matter content that has been selected for instruction. Seeing through the importance of the strategy beyond the purpose of teaching and learning, then, the author categorizes it into two categories, namely:

First, Micro Strategy constitutes the elemental methods for organizing the instruction on a single idea. For example: A single concept, principle, etc. The strategy component covers, such as definition, example, practice, and alternative representation.

Second, macro strategy that includes elemental methods for organizing those aspects if instruction that relate to more one idea. For example: Sequencing (planning and sequencing instructional events). Current curriculum provides five events to follow, namely observing, questioning, exploring, associating, and communicating.

b.      Delivery Strategy

The second strategy according to Reigeluth (1983: 18) shares about the elemental methods for conveying the instruction to the learner and/ or for reciving and responding to input from the learner. Delivery strategy includes: Media, teacher, textbook (and their characteristics) are the major part of delivery strategy concerns.

c.       Management Strategy

      This strategy deals with the elemental methods for making decisions about which organizational and delivery strategy components to use when, during the instructional process (Reigeluth 1983: 19). How important is management strategy that teachers should have in their competence the management techniques to run out their classroom and situations.

      Beckman and Klinghammer (2006: 57-64), two experts from University of Oregon, showcase a practical module on managing large classes. From the module, several parts are significant for you to know and; therefore, benefit for you would be classroom management, both in standardized or large classes.

      Referring back to the three strategies, it can be state each that strategy concern in different major condition. The organizational strategy rest on the characteristics of subject matter and goal; The Delivery strategy, on constraints; management strategy, on students’ characteristics.

2.3                Character of a Good Teacher

“Good teacher always understand about education and life as one and have used everything at their command to vitalize the learning process through the five senses. In this endeavor the use of audio visual aids always be an integral part of education from traditional devices to modern technological devices like movies, radio, tape recorders and television. These devices enable the English teacher to enrich and supplement the curriculum in providing perceptual and auditory experience as a basis for language development (Sumardiyani and Sakhiyya, 2007: 85)”.

This is the basis for his teaching; though certainly not an iron law, for a good teacher will always adapt when he discovers that his class generally knows more than he had anticipated, or when unexpected problems occur. Some people insist in putting in the timing for each item in the scheme of work but there are strong arguments against this (Broughton et all 1980: 177).

A teacher’s good humor and sympathetic understanding of his problems have stopped many a student from withdrawing from a course when faced, as many are, with the pressures of a full-time job and English classes several nights a week (Broughton et all 1980: 193). A good department can produce outstanding results from a mediocre teacher, but a bad department, insensitively run, can drive good teachers out of the profession (Broughton et all 1980: 210).

The character of good teacher according to Harmer (1998:1-3):

Although, the character and personality is a crucial issue in the classroom, by far the greatest number of responses to the question ‘What makes a good teacher?’ especially in the first grade.

1)         They should make their lessons interesting so students don't fall in them.

2)         Teacher must love their job if they really enjoy their job that will make the lessons more interesting.

Teachers who look fed up or unhappy with what they are doing tend to have a negative effect on their students. When you observe good teacher you will notice that, even when/if they are feeling terrible (outside the classroom), they put on a good ‘teacher’s face’ when they enter the classroom.

3)         Teachers have lots of knowledge, not only of his subject. The preoccupation with the teacher’s personality is reflected here too: teacher should not be afraid to bring their own interest and lives into the classroom (within reason, of course).

4)         Entertainer has a positive sense not negative sense.

Students enjoy being entertained and amused. However a balance has to be struck between entertainment (which often gives teachers enjoyable feedback) and teaching/learning. Sometimes, the former can overwhelm the latter.

Sally Brown and Donald McIntyre in Harmer (1991:3) selected group of a good teachers, chosen by their pupils. They wanted to find out how these ‘good teachers’ did their job so they asked them about their teaching. This is what they found out. The most obvious common feature of the different teacher’s account was that in response to our question about their teaching they almost always talked about what their pupils were doing. A simple answer to the question ‘What makes a good teacher?’ therefore, is that good teachers care more about their own teaching. Teachers can never be quite sure what they students think of them, however. The least predicable things can affect their pupils’ perception.

2.4                Teacher’s Attitude

The way that teachers talk to the students-the manner in which they interact with them-is one of the crucial teacher skills, but it does not demand technical expertise (Harmer 1998: 3-6). It does, however, require teacher to empathy with the people they are talking to. One group of people who seem to find it fairly natural to adapt their language to their audience are parents when they talk to their young children.  Studies show that they use more exaggerated tones of voice, and speak with less complex grammatical structures than they would if they were talking to adults. Their vocabulary is generally more restricted too and the attempt to make eye contact is greater. They generally do these things unconsciously.

Though teacher and students are not ‘rough-tune’ the language is a skill they have in common. Rough-tuning is that unconscious simplification which both parents and teachers make. Neither group sets out to get the level of language exactly correct for their audience. They rely, instead, on a general perception of what is being understood by the people listening to them. Their empathy allows them to almost feel whether the level of language they are using is appropriate for the audience they are addressing (Harmer 1998: 3).

Experienced teacher rough-tune the way they speak to students as a matter of course. Newer teacher need to concentrate their focus on their students’ comprehension as the yardstick by which to measure their own speaking style in the classroom. Apart from adapting their language, experienced teachers also use physical movement: gesture, expressions, and mime. It becomes almost second nature to show happiness and sadness, movement and time sequences, concepts using these techniques. They become part of the language teacher use, especially with students at lower level (Harmer 1998: 3).

Based on the explanation above the writer would to say teacher’s attitude very important to described some of the qualities which good teachers possess: an ability to give interesting classes, using the full range of their personality; the desire to empathize with students, treating them all equally however tempting it is to do otherwise; and knowing all their names. 

2.5                Teacher’s Instruction

This issue of how to talk to students becomes crucial when teachers are giving their students instruction. The best activity in the world is a waste of time if the students don’t understand what it is they are supposed to do. There are two general rules for giving instruction: they must be kept as simple as possible, and they must be logical. Before giving instruction, therefore, teachers must ask themselves the following questions: what is the important information I am trying to convey? What must the students know if they are to complete this activity successfully? Which information do they need first? Which should come next? (Harmer 1998: 4).

When teacher gives instructions, it is important for them to check that the students have understood what they are being asked to do. This can be achieved either by asking a student to explain the activity after the teacher has give instruction or by getting someone to show the other people in the class how the exercise work. Where students all share the same mother tongue (which the teacher also understands), a member of the class can be asked to translate the instruction as a check that they have understood them (Harmer 1998: 4).

Based on the explanation above the writer would to say teacher’s instruction in very important to investigated the kind of language teachers use with students. It should at all times be comprehensible, and especially when giving instruction, it should be clear and well staged.

2.6                Classroom Interaction

There is a continuing debate about the amount of time teacher should spend talking in class. Trainees’ classes are sometimes criticized because there is to much TTT (Teacher Talking Time) and not enough STT (Student Talking Time). Getting students to speak-to use the language they are learning-is a vital part of a teacher’s job. Students are the people who need the practice, in other words, not the teacher. In general terms, therefore, a good teacher maximizes student talking time and minimizes teacher talking time. Good teacher talking time may have beneficial qualities, however. If teacher know how to talk to the students-if they know how to rough-tune their language to the students’ level, but which they can more or less understand. Such ‘comprehensible input’ (a student receive rough-tuned input in relaxed and unthreatening way-is an important feature in language acquisition. Teacher talking time works! (Harmer 1998:4).

A classroom where the teacher’s voice drones on and on day after day and where you hardly ever hear the students say anything is not one that most teachers and students would approve of, however. Teacher talking time can be terribly over-used. Conversely, a class where the teacher seems reluctant to speak is not very attractive either. The best lessons are ones where student talking time is maximized, but where at appropriate moments during the lesson the teacher is not afraid to summarize what is happening, tell a story, enter into discussion etc. good teacher use their common sense and experiences to get the balance right (Harmer 1998: 4).

Based on the explanation above the writer would to say teacher’s interaction is very important to discussed the relative merits of students talking time (STT). Teacher talking time (TTT) can have uses helping students to acquire language, but should not predominate at the expense of students talking time (STT). 

2.7                Teacher’s Behavior

One of the greatest enemies of successful teaching is student boredom. (Harmer 1998: 5) He stated this is often caused by the deadening predictability of much classroom time. Students frequently know what is going to happen in class and they know this because it will be the same as what happened in the last class-and a whole string of classes before that. Something has to be done to break the chain. Jhon Fanselow in Harmer suggested that, both for the teacher’s sanity and the students’ continuing involvement, teachers need to violate their own behavior patterns. If a teacher normally teaches in casual clothes, he should turn up one day wearing a suit. If a teacher normally sits down, he should stand up. If he or she is normally noisy and energetic as a teacher, he or she should spend a class behaving calmly and slowly. Each time teachers break one of their own rules, in other words, they send a ripple through the class. That ripple is a mixture of surprise and curiosity and it is s perfect starting point for student involvement (Harmer 1998:5).

The need for surprise and variety within a fifty-minute lesson is also overwhelming. If, for example, students spend all of that time writing sentence, they will probably get bored. But if, in those fifty minutes, there are a number of different tasks with a selection of different topics, the students are much more likely to remain interested. This can be seen most clearly with children at primary and secondary levels, but even adults need a varied died to keep them stimulated (Harmer 1998:5).

However, variety is not the same as anarchy. Despite what teacher has said, students tend to like a certain amount of predictability: they appreciate a safe structure which they can rely on. And too much chopping and changing-too much variety in a fifty-minute lesson-can be destabilizing. Good teacher find a balance between predictability safety and unexpected variety (Harmer 1998: 5).

Based on the explanation above the writer would like to say teacher behavior is very important to solve stressed the need for variety within a secure setting. We have said that teachers need to walk a fine line between predictability and surprise, without lurching into either monotony or anarchy.

2.8                Teacher’s Pre-Arranged Plan

It is one thing to be able to plan lessons which will have variety-an issue but being flexible when the class is actually taking place is another matter altogether. Once again, a balance has to be struck between teachers attempting to achieve what they set out to achieve on the one hand and responding to what students are saying or doing on the other (Harmer 1998: 5).

Suppose that the teacher has planned that the students should prepare a dialogue and then act it out, after which there is a reading text and some exercises for them to get through. The teacher has allowed twenty minutes for dialogue preparation and acting out. But when the students start working in this activity, it is obvious that they need more time. The teacher than discovers that they would like to spend at least half the lesson on just the acting-out phase which they are finding helpful and enjoyable. At that moment, he or she has to decide whether to abandon the original plan and go along with the students’ wishes or whether it is better to press ahead regardless (Harmer 1998: 6).

Good teacher are flexible enough to cope with these situations. Because they are focusing on the students and what they need, they are able to react quickly to the unplanned event. Perhaps, in the case of the pairs who finish early, for example, they have a couple of quick useful tasks up their sleeves’ which they can ask the pairs to do while they’re waiting. Good teacher recognize that their plans are only prototypes and they may have to abandon some or all of them if things are going too fast or too slow. Good teacher are flexible (Harmer 1998: 6).

Based on the explanation above the writer would to say teacher pre-arranged very important to concentrated on the teacher’s ability to respond flexibly to what happens in class, even while attempting to follow a pre-arranged plan.

2.9           Summary of The Ron Clark Story

The story begins with Clark leaving his small hometown in North Carolina, hoping that he can also make a big teaching in the big city .carrying high hope and big dreams, Clark embraced the busy live in the city, working as a waiter for a restaurant at a part time job .He was able to land in Harlem public school despite discouragements from friends and colleagues. Think that he is too weak and too nice for the 6th grades students who belong to the bottom group of the graduating students’. Reluctant that Clark can make it. He was given the task of improving the class score and passed the state examination.

Clark endures the rudeness of the class on the 1st time and suffers even worst as the day passed but Clark never gives up on them. Instead, he tries to know his students better by visiting them at their time. One of them was Shemeika Wallace, a 12 year old girl while helping to raise his brother and sisters. She lives at home with her mother, who works two jobs, and she has to take care of her little brothers, so she can't do her homework and can't be a kid. To cover her feelings about not being able to do anything, she just pretends she doesn't want to work and doesn't want to do anything at school.

Julio Vasques who is juvenile delinquent and Tayshawn who has a penchant for graffiti. With that, he sees the reasons why the students acted the way; they didn’t get much attention and importance from their family. Since then, He treats his students as his family and works beyond and above his profession, to reach out to them. He created distinctive rules in his classroom and uses contemporary teaching methods and techniques suited for his students. He tries to renovate the classroom and make it more feasible for his students to learn. He gives incentives to them and makes them feel that they can trust him. But despite all these efforts, the students have not appreciated a single act from him. That is the time that he almost gives up. Despite having disheartened spirit, Ron Clark still believes in the ability and flair of the each the students in his class, He has in his mind the thought that the kids can do more than mind what he is asking them to do, with that in mind, he tried to recharge and revive his strength by exploring New York city with a friend and go back to school with a rejuvenated purpose of helping his students dream big and make it real.

Students think that Ron Clark will not show up again just like their previous teacher. Much to their surprised, Clark comes back with better and brighter ideas on how he can “fit in” he tries to build rapport by playing with them and teaching them on his spare time. He gave exciting challenges to promote silence and good study habits. He applies different teaching strategies and thing of how the kind best acquire learning. He intensified his intensive scheme and make sure that kids work are appreciated. He even tries to do choose for his students just to make sure that they will do their homework. Some parents get mad at him, assuming that the is already meddling with the private interest, but he always address the need of these kids to have time to study to achieve their highest potentials. With all these and more, he gradually sees the academic improvement of the class and the changes in their behavior are tremendously notice. Clark constantly the importance of having big quotes aims and making them come true which inspire the students do their best to pass the state exam. He always does the extra mile in teaching them and spends almost all of his time educating the students. His health suffers from pneumonia but that does not stop him from reviewing the students for the exam. He has recorded instructional videos for them to watch. After the state exam, Ron Clark organizes a small party for a job well done and to honor outstanding students. The principle arrives that with the good news, it was the result of the state exam. Everyone was amazed with how the class performed, Ron Clark’s class turned out to be the best performing class in the school, they even out do the honor class. One remarkable result was one of the students; Shameika Wallace got a perfect score, which no one of the district ever does. Ron Clark was delighted and ecstatic. Seeing his students going one step closer their dreams (The Ron Clark Story Movie).

Based on the explanation above, the writer conclude that the character of a good teacher is someone which cares more about their students’ learning than they do about their own teaching, the teacher can make his/her students to interest with their lesson, teacher must have more knowledge and he/she loved his job not only his subject, based on the all theory the writer only use theory from Harmer (1998) as the one reverence to conduct the research and the other theory only supplement.

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the method which was used in the study. It discusses about the research design, data resource, research instrument, research procedure and data analysis

3.1       Research Design

Qualitative research, on the other hand, is concerned with qualitative phenomenon, where phenomena relating to or involving quality or kind. Qualitative research is especially important in the behavioral sciences where the aim is to discover the underlying motives of human behavior (Kothari 2004: 4). In this research the writer used descriptive Qualitative method. It is documentary analysis to analyze the character of a good teacher in “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines.

3.2       Data Resource

The data used in this writing taken from “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines. The writer will analyze the main character incliuded in the movie, Ron Clark is that a teacher.

3.3       Research Instrument

There are several methods of collecting primary data, particularly in surveys and descriptive researches. Important ones are: observation methods, interview method, through questionnaires, through schedules and test. The observation method is the most commonly used method especially in studies relating to behavioral sciences (Kothari 2004: 96). Based on the explanation above the writer will choose observation method as an instrument to get the data.

3.4       Research Procedure

The procedure used by the writer in this research are :

1.      The writer watched the “The Ron Clark Story” movie rapidly.

2.      The writer wrote the important point that related to research problem.

3.      The writer analyzed the Ron Clark as the main character in “The Ron Clark Story” movie as a good teacher.

4.      The writer wrote and report the result of this research.

3.5       Data Analysis

Analysis, particularly in case of survey or experimental data, involves estimating the values of unknown parameters of the population and testing of hypotheses for drawing inferences. Analysis may, therefore, be categorized as descriptive analysis and inferential analysis, Descriptive analysis largely the study of distributions of one variable (Kothari 2004: 130). In this research, the writer used descriptive analysis to describe the character as a character of good teacher in “The Ron Clark Story” movie by Randa Haines.

CHAPTER IV

FINDING AND DISCUSSION

This chapter present the result of this study which discussed into two sub-headings namely finding and discussion.

4.1  Findings

4.1.1        Character

   The movie has two characters; it is major character and minor character.

A)    Major Character

1)      Ron Clark

Ron Clark is an incredible character and amazing teacher. He was so creative in the way that he worked with his students and got the respect and attention of kids who had never paid attention in school. People of every age can enjoy this movie because it's about the empowerment of people.

His students saw someone who genuinely cared about them. The key to what he did for these students was to respect each as an individual and help them see themselves and their future in a new light. It's deeply inspiring on the best level about how one individual can make such an incredible difference in the lives of others. Ron Clark follows the inspiring tale of an energetic, creative and idealistic young teacher who leaves his small North Carolina hometown to teach in a New York City public school. Through his passionate use of special rules for his classroom, highly innovative teaching techniques and an undying devotion to his students and helping them cope with their problems; Clark is able to make a remarkable difference in the lives of his students. For one young girl trying to attend school while helping to raise her brothers, he offers a chance for her to overcome her situation and become one of the class' top students. For a young man with a penchant for graffiti, he offers an ideal outlet for artistic expression. Even when he is almost overcome by pneumonia, Clark continues to work with his students, hoping that he can raise their test scores to an acceptable level, or possibly even higher. Ron is very strict and expects a lot of the kids, but he is also very supportive, loving and nurturing. He walks into a situation where his new class is going crazy and he tries his small-town methods in calming his kids down, but realizes that those methods don't work in Harlem, so he has to acclimate to the situation (see in appenndix especially in quotes from The Ron Clark Story Movie, 00 : 29 : 14 until 00 : 29 : 45, 00 : 37 : 45 until 00 : 41 : 00 and 00 : 41 : 35 until 00 : 43 : 09).

B)    Minor character

In the Ron Clark story movie, there many minor characters that is: MarisaVega, Principal Turner, Shameika Wallace, Tayshawn, Julio Vasques, Badriyah, Alita, Raaquel, Doretha Wallace and Yolanda.

1.      Marissa Vega

Marissa Vega is a woman who always supports Ron Clark, she works in a restaurant where Clark works in his spare time, she is Ron Clark’s best friend, and she is very loyal to Clark. When Ron Clark wants to give up and quit teaching she doesn't let him throw in the towel because he won't let her throw in the towel. She wants to quit acting, and he inspired her to get back into what she always wanted to do. So when she sees him wanting to quit, she tries to talk him out of it because she knows how good he is at teaching. She sees herself in these kids, and she doesn't want him to give up. He has such a passion for teaching that she couldn't let him leave (see in appenndix especially in quotes from The Ron Clark Story Movie, 00 : 07 : 28 until 00 : 07 : 56, 00 : 20 : 03 until 00 : 21 : 38 and 00 : 35 : 24 until 00 : 37 : 10)..

2.      Principal Turner

He is head master in Harlem elementary school New York, at first he meets Clark who is finding job to teach in his school, Principal Turner doesn’t believe Clark able to teach in Harlem elementary school, but the first impression is that he is a guy who is certainly out of his element. He is a white guy coming into a predominately black school, and he kind of behaves like a kid. Initially his character doesn't believe Ron is able to handle the demands of the job, that he's the wrong person for the position. But there is something about his eagerness that makes him appealing to Principal Turner (see in appenndix, 00 : 09 : 00 until 00 : 10 : 51).

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3.      Shameika Wallace

A smart little girl who believes that Clark is an intruder in what she sees as her school. She is a 12-year-old girl who is just a hard person. She lives at home with her mother, who works two jobs, and she has to take care of her little brothers, so she can't do her homework and can't be a kid. To cover her feelings about not being able to do anything, she just pretends she doesn't want to work and doesn't want to do anything at school (see in appenndix, 00 : 53 : 17 until 00 : 55 : 00).

4.  Tayshawn

Tayshawn is the worst of all the students Mr. Clark has to teach. He has no father, lives in a foster home and is very street smart. He has never really built up any social skills, and, as a result, he doesn't have any friends. He comes together with Mr. Clark and they bond. There is something about him that lets Tayshawn know he really cares, unlike his previous teachers. Tayshawn had failed two grades and was the class bully, and Mr. Clark comes and instills pride in him and lets him know he can succeed. The sky's the limit.

Tayshawn is the ultimate artist. He can take a chair and turn it into a montage of art. He is a really creative kid and uses his art as a way to escape his life. The most important rule is respecting others. Tayshawn is scared to be the best student he can be, because he doesn't want the ridicule of others (see in appenndix, 00 : 58 : 15 until 00 : 59 : 16 and 01 : 00 : 51 until 01 : 01 : 13).

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5.  Julio Vasquez

Julio is a student who is always trying to con his way into getting good grades or getting money. Although he tries to con people to get money, he can't do math or count. He is one of the troublemakers in Mr. Clark's class - the class clown in the school. The most important rule was that we are a family. When he came in and introduced that rule, he wanted us to feel the connection between student and teacher. The family rule made us realize we could trust each other and him (see in appenndix, 00 : 49 : 36 until 00 : 50 : 29 and 00 : 52 : 00 until 00 : 53 : 10).

6.  Badriyah

Badriyah likes to read and study, but when she mentions that during her new teacher’s visit with her parents, her father shuts her up, saying, “Men are talking.” Thank goodness Ron Clark, teacher extraordinaire, has arrived to save them (see in appenndix, 00 : 13 : 02 until 00 : 13 : 22).

7.  Alita

She is Shameika friends; she with shameika and Raquel didn’t do the journal that is given by Ron Clark (see in appenndix, 00 : 33 : 37 until 00 : 33 : 49).

8.  Raquel

She is shameika classmate. When Ron Clark asked about the journal, she sleeps in the class, and she didn’t do it (see in appenndix, 00 : 33 : 26 until 00 : 33 : 49).

9.  Doretha Wallace

Doretha Wallace is Shameika Wallace’s mother; she is single parent with 3 children, she always asking for Shameika to help her taking care of little sisters when mother works. Before Clark come, Doretha does not pay attention about Shameika School, but after Clark explains that Shameika Is clever, she understand that Shameika has to study, not works (see in appenndix, 00 : 55 : 14 until 00 : 55 : 33 and 00 : 55 : 48 until 00 : 57 : 51).

10. Yolanda

Yolanda is receptionist in the apartment where Ron Clark stays (see in appenndix, 00 : 04 : 41 until 00 : 04 : 47 and 00 : 05 : 29 until 00 : 06 : 05).

4.2             Discussion

4.2.1  Ron Clark as the main characters as a good teacher in the movie

As to ways of revelation or presenting a character in a movie. There are direct and indirect ways. Indirect presentation the director tell the audience straight out by exposition or analysis, what the character is like or what someone else in the story tells them what character is like. On the other hand, indirect presentation the director shows the audience the character in action.

They know the character from what the thinks or say or does, both methods, however must be used together. In analyzing the main character in Ron Clark story, the writer combines the way the director reveal Ron Clark as the main character in different way.

How to be a good teacher based on Harmer’s theories:

1.  A good teacher should make their lesson interesting

Based on the Harmer’s theory, a good teacher should make their lesson interesting so the writer quote from the movie when Ron Clark as teacher in the movie make his students interest. The first efforts he made to make the lesson interesting. He created distinctive rules in his classroom such as the students must come and out of the class in the lines, he also say to the students they are a family. Tries to renovate the classroom, and make it more feasible for his students to learn. He has creative to make the students interest in the classroom, the wall classroom has white color but he thing it can make the students bored and he renovate the classroom in blue color to make students interest in the classroom. He patch the picture that say about “we are family” in the whole classroom. To make the students know they are family. He gives incentives to them and makes them feel that they can trust him .But despite all these efforts, the students did not appreciate a single act from him”.

He also makes the strategy and method in teaching in the classroom but the students not does it. He uses contemporary teaching methods and techniques suited for his students such as game.

That is the time that he almost gives up. Despite having disheartened spirit, Ron Clark still believes in the ability and flair of the teach the students in his class, He has in his mind the thought that the kids can do more than mind what he is asking them to do With that in mind, he tried to recharge and revive his strength by exploring New York city with a friend and go back to school with a rejuvenated purpose of helping his students to have big dream and make it real, students think Ron Clark will not show up again just like their previous teacher. He gave exciting challenges to promote silence like as when he teaches grammar, he makes the students silent in the class. He uses the game in teaching grammar, if the students’ silent every 15 minutes he wants to drink chocolate milk and it can make the students silent.

His effort success and can make the students interest to hear on his teaching.

2. Teacher must love her/ his job.

The writer quote in the movie, the main character Ron Clark is a teacher and he loves his job much. When he was could not meet the students to teach them but he make a strategy for his students to get the lesson as he record his teaching about gravity in video tape and give to the principal Turner to play it. Clark endures the rudeness of the class at the first time and suffers even worst as the day passed but Clark never gives up on them. Instead, he tries to know his students better by visiting them at their time, His health suffers from pneumonia but that does not stop him from reviewing the students for the exam. He has recorded instructional videos for them to watch.

This is the real proof Ron Clark is very love his job as a teacher.

3. teacher have lots of knowledge, not only of his subject.

Ron Clark has a lot of knowledge because he can make change in Harlem elementary school. He can teach the students from the low level until the students have knowledge and pass the test with the best score. He applies different teaching strategies and thing of how the kind best acquire learning. He intensified his intensive scheme and make sure that kids work are appreciated. The principle arrives that with the good news, it was the result of the state exam. Everyone was amazed with how the class performed, Ron Clark’s class turned out to be the best performing class in the school, they even out do the honor class. One remarkable result was one of the students; Shameika Wallace got a perfect score.

4.      Teacher must be Entertainer

In the movie the writer analyze Ron Clark is very entertainer because he can make good relation with the students like as play together with them, help the students do the homework and he make his students as his family in school or out of school. He tries to build rapport by playing with them like as he make a deal, if the students teach him in playing double-dutch than the students can learn something from him, the students can know everything for seventh grade and the students agree with it. He make a small party in the class, he ask his students to light the candles that symbolizes they are joined together and if the students trust him the students can learn more than the students dream of. He also playing with his students although in the classroom, like as when his students don’t fail in the pass the test, he makes his students licked lips and happy with sing and dance together with his students.

In Ron Clark Story, Ron Clark is a responsible person. As human being Ron Clark character, both positive and negative. The positive sides of in the Ron Clark story are:

a.   Strong

The writer can illustrate how strong Ron Clark was. He was great teacher he started teaching the students at the inner elementary school. The students can’t be managed and they are naughty. But he is able to change their behavior become good students.

b. Responsible

The writer can illustrate his responsible, His health suffers from pneumonia but that does not stop him from reviewing the students for the exam. He has recorded instructional videos for them to watch. After the state exam, Ron Clark organizes a small party for a job well done and to honor outstanding students.

c.   Self Confidence

He is one extraordinary individual who has a great faith on your youth today and has the passion on helping others to uplift their well being. He is a simple person who believes in dreams and work hard to achieve it. Certainly, he is one great person worthy of emulation.

d.   Hard worker

Work hard is the key to become success, Ron Clark wants to change students in Harlem elementary school become smarts class. He must work hard to do it and finally him able to change them.

4.2.2            Ron Clark as a model of good teacher

As presented in preveous chapter, Harmer said that a good teacher must should  make their lesson interesting, the writer aanalyzed that Ron Clark as a good teacher has those characters of a good teacher. He made  his lessons interesting. He loved his job as teacher. Ron Clark also had lots of knowledge not only inside class but also outside of his class. Another character that showed that Ron Clark was a good teacher is that he had a positive sense of his job, students and his subjects.

His characters as a good teacher was shown when  taught his subjects in the class. First when he taught English lesson, he tried to attract students’ attention  by giving challenge if his students answered his question about verb in sentences correctly he would drink chocolate milk in every fifteen minute. His strategy worked as he expected. The students focused in learning the subject. At this point, Ron Clark showed that a good teacher will do everything to make his students enjoy the lesson by using the right strategy.

The next subject that he taught in the movie was Social Sciences. In this subject taught his subject to students by using song. He asked his students to sing with him about the forty two presidents of USA chronologically. His students sang and dance with him while asking them to remember the name and period of term of each president. In this strategy Ron Clark showed how to teach students using song as medium of learning because song is an easy tool to use in learning. It can increase students’ memory on something they learn.

In teaching natural sciences subject, Ron Clark shown character of a good teacher using audio visual method. Ron Clark tough about gravitasi and strategie that used by Ron Clark was using egg. Ron Clark fall down the egg on the floor and the egg broke on the floor, after he give the example he explained about gravitasi.

And the last subject was  math, Ron Clark shown character of a good teacher threugh teach his students  in free time, Julio was his student that couldn’t count but he like playing card, Ron Clark got the idea to teach Julio count thhreug playing card and count in card.

The Ron Clark Story is a good supplementary material enrichment for teaching in English class. Therefore, in this chapter the writer presents how the movie can be applied in the teaching in English grammar class. This study proves that students will get much benefit from learning English grammar. It is not only taking pleasure but also to learn moral values in class.

Many professions are difficult because they require strict adherence to a set of rules, often complex, often difficult to learn. Surgeons must perform their surgeries exactly as taught to them in medical school, engineers must keep their designs within specifications laid out by the laws of physics and the government, scientists must perform experiments exactly as described in the experiment procedure. All of these professions (and many more) leave very little room for individualization. Other professions are difficult because they are entirely individualized. One such profession is teaching. Each teacher, though issued standards they have to meet and laws they have to follow, largely has to develop his or her (for style purposes, “his” will be used instead of his or her) own methods of teaching. In order to effectively determine how to teach, any given teacher must figure out his educational philosophy. Princeton’s Word Net defines education as “the gradual process of acquiring knowledge” and philosophy as “a belief or system of beliefs.

The writer will analyze Ron Clark as a good teacher has shown from five characteristics of a good teacher that show by the movie:

The first characteristic is purpose of formal education. It extends beyond the questions of how individual teachers ought to teach and beg for a normative analysis of the goals of formal education; the purpose of formal education extends far beyond merely imparting knowledge to students. I think the number one purpose of formal education is to develop the entire student, both talents and character. The first and most obvious talent to develop in a school setting is intellect. The writer believes it goes without saying that development of intelligence is important within a school setting. Perhaps just as important to the development of the child and the overall success of the learning environment, however, is development of personal abilities. When a teacher cultivates a child’s God-given talents, especially if he can relate it to the course work, the student is likely to become more interested in school. The Ron Clark Story illustrated this concept very well. Mr. Clark was able to help Tayshawn, one of his most problematic students, become more interested in learning after he recognized and supported Tayshawn’s artistic abilities. Just as important as cultivating these talents is cultivating the character of each student. Not only were our minds and talents developed, but we also were encouraged to grow as people. Through this development of our character (through service projects, class retreats, and several in-class events) we as a collective student body seemed to become better learners. This concept was illustrated very well, again, by the Ron Clark Story. In it, Mr. Clark works at trying to develop Shamika as a leader by doing things like giving her control of the class while he steps out. Through this development, Shamika seems to become a better person and as a result she is able to get a perfect score on the end of year state exams. The importance of character (and by extension behavioral) growth in determining ability to learn is underscored by the simple fact that Ron Clark started his class by setting up rules for discipline. By developing their character, emphasizing proper behavior and, most importantly, respect, Mr. Clark ensured the success of his students. The importance of development of the whole person, that is to say character along with talents, is evident through the concept that character affects learning. The writer feels that schools have the capability and as results are required to be the catalyst for change within society,

The next characteristic is the teacher can help students learn. The first and most important thing a teacher can do is to get to know his students. A personal relationship with the students serves as a motivating force because it empowers the students, making them feel important. It also makes the students comfortable learning and growing in the classroom.

The next is teachers address student differences, is a divergence from the trend established in the first two, dealing largely with how to handle diversity. As different as that is from the second question, the answer is the same: a teacher must get to know his students. A teacher cannot address differences without knowing what they are. Once these differences are known, a teacher can best deal with them by shining the spotlight on them, perhaps by having the students take turn discussing what make them different from the rest. This is important because hiding diversity is detrimental to the education process as well as society on the whole. After these spotlights are shone, the next step is to start dialogues. By discussing differences, students can learn more about those differences and begin to unravel the web of stereotypes surrounding different cultures and races. With these discussions about difference, teachers and students alike can begin to gain a deeper understanding of why some students might behave poorly or why they feel like outsiders.

The next is what are practices that all teachers should employ, is really just universalizing the second question; however its answer involves different concepts. This does not fall into the realm of the second question because it does not directly help students learn, but rather it fosters an environment where students are comfortable and treated with fairness. To be truly fair is simply to give each student what they need, even if that means giving more to one student than to another. To adequately accomplish this goal, one must be subjective in his teaching because to be objective would require that every student get the same. Objectivity does not allow for difference. The last thing all teachers should do is issue their own punishments. This allows for greater control over the classroom. By issuing punishments, a teacher has the capability of developing a greater bond with the student. This concept is illustrated in the Ron Clark Story when Mr. Clark intentionally does not inform the principal of Tayshawn’s fight (and thus prevents his expulsion) and as a result Tayshawn’s affection grows.

The last characteristic is how can teachers create a safe and effective learning environment, is in essence a culmination of all the previous ones. A teacher can create a safe (ideologically speaking, students are safe to learn) and effective learning environment by creating an atmosphere in which students are comfortable sharing ideas.

By emphasizing this kind of atmosphere, teachers can create a much more academic environment. To generate this type of atmosphere, teachers must at first start with emphasizing respect. Mr. Clark again illustrates this concept very well with his emphasis that his class is a family from day one. The insistence on respect created an atmosphere where students felt comfortable speaking in class and as a result was capable of excelling.

The writer feels that teachers must get to know their students and those they must individualize their instruction in an atmosphere where every student feels comfortable voicing their opinion.

4.2.3            Characteristics of good teacher in the movie

A. Knows the subject matter.

Regularly reads books and professional journals on the subject.

Maintains an up-to-date file.

      Takes classes, in-service training, and other opportunities to learn about the subject matter.

B.                 Is prepared for class.

1)                  Has a detailed outline for the year.

2)                  Prepares weekly class outlines.

3)                  Allots preparation time.

4)                  Periodically evaluates use of class time.

5)                  Avoids  frequent  irrelevant  anecdotes  and  departures  from  the  subject (a sure indication of lack of preparation or interest in the subject).

6)                  Plans useful homework and assignments.

C. Acquires and maintains excellent teaching skills.

1)                  Explains ideas clearly.

2)                  Asks fellow teachers to offer suggestions.

3)                  Swaps ideas with other teachers.

4)                  Attends seminars or classes on teaching techniques.

5)Makes the subject interesting.

D. Has a good relationship with students.

1)                  Is courteous and fair to all students regardless of intelligence or social class.

2)                  Avoids sarcasm or humiliation.

3)                  Knows students personally by name and background.

4)                  Does not attempt to establish a buddy relationship, but maintains appropriate professional distance.

5)                  Likes students; talks with them easily.

6)                  Finds means of obtaining student feedback or suggestions and makes use of them.

Based on the explanation above, the writer concluded that Ron Clark as the teacher in the movie shown some teacher’s characters and strategy like game and sing, before h start teach he made approach between students and students’ parents to give explain about why the parents must help the students in study. In approach Ron Clark shown the way how to made the students that have any work and didn’t do homework, the way that used by Ron Clark was help the students in free time.

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

A. Conclusions

Based on the story With Ron Clark’s unending hard work, undying perseverance and enduring faith dictates the success of each and every character in the story, that despite the tough and wearisome task of the educating children whose undergoing different life situations, it is still our faith and will that will lead us to the greater glory. This story is one of the best created films at all time, inspiring not only teachers and educator but also ordinary people who find themselves hanging on to that one great goal of achieving their dreams.

The movie is highly recommended to inspiring teachers like the writer, whose knowledge on choosing and applying teaching strategies and techniques are still minimal. Helpful information on classroom and class management is more than enough to give us ideas on how to deal with different types of the students especially for problematic ones. Thoughts on multiple intelligence and global teaching methods were shown which are beneficial for the students to acquire learning.

The writer would like to conclude that:

Ron Clark was the main character, he was shown the characteristic of a good teacher such as when he made his lesson interresting through renovated classroom and made game in teaching, he love his job, he shown it through when he sick and did not teach his students but he recorded his instruction in video for his students to wach. He has lots of knowledge, he shown it in the movie when hew teach, he made strategies like made game in teaching. Hewas entertainer, he shown it in the movie, when he played with them and made game in teaching. Ron Clark represent a teacher who in this he is a good teacher and has positives sides such as responsible, strong, confident, and hard worker.

B. Suggestion

The movie gives readers an insight that the teacher should respond upon diverse situations and unusual attitude and feelings of the students, parents and colleagues. Generally, it is one great movie that people should not fail to watch. Viewers will discover new things that will help us not only to be a better teacher but to be the best one. Furthermore, the story can show viewers that learning indeed should not be restricted within the four walls of a classroom and that the greatest lesson can be acquired when we learn to help other people and learn to love them. This movie is recommended to be watch by English students in UKAW for they are going to be a teacher. Through the movie English students will get much information related to a good teacher. This movie inspiring not only for teachers and educator but also for ordinary people to get the goal of achieving their dream.

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