Lean on Me Assignment
Organizational Development
Wilmington University
When Mr. Clark originally taught at Eastside High School, the culture seemed very competitive and full of high standards. The students seemed very eager to learn and at a pretty high level for their age. Twenty years later, the culture flips dramatically. The school quickly goes from pristine to a graffiti-infested playground. The teachers are the prey and the students (mainly the ‘hoodlums’) pretty much do as they please. Education is a small goal for any of the students, and the students that do want to do well fear those “hoodlums.” Mr. Clark identifies this immediately when returning to Eastside High. During his first assembly, Mr. Clark let the entire school know that he was the HNIC. He gathered up all the trouble makers and sent them home, expelling them from school. Most were drug dealers, 5th year students, or drug abusers that were dulling the spark of the other students.
Mr. Clark did the same thing any good OD practitioner would do. He spot out the bad seeds, and removed them from spoiling the whole. This allowed the students to feel safe, and earn the trust of Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark does a great job with his leadership skills by instantly letting everyone know his rules, and what the consequences will be if you break those rules. He discusses to students and teachers alike his goals for the school and what he expects out of everyone. Mr. Clark is very strong
Why are things the way they are, why do the people act the way they do and who are the people involved and how did they get there? The answer to the first question can be best explained by the core concept of socialization as the school code is enacted in order to socialize the students into a higher-class system. The second question can be answered by the core concept of groups as the gangs promote deviant behavior which goes against the school’s mission. Lastly, the third question can be answered through the core concept of values and norms. The people involved include the students, parents and teachers as they all have different norms as to how to they are involved at Matthews. However, in applicating values, this pertains more to the parents as their values including being able to see their children more successful than themselves by escaping poverty and help them be prepared for the adult world. Hopefully, these students will achieve this and make a name outside of the only home they have ever known:
Clark continues to empower and motivate the students with- “You are NOT inferior! [pause] Your grades may be. [pause] You school may have been. [pause] But YOU can turn that around and make liars out of those bastards in exactly one hour when you take that test and pass it and WIN!” Not only his words, but his voice inflections are inspiring. The use of foul language in his speech proves to the students that he does not view them as children, but as young men and women that can handle such language and honesty. This was not a speech read from an outline; Clark spoke from the heart with stern honesty. He had already won over the school which provided
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Clark frequently uses his position as school principal to convince the students and teachers to work hard. In his first speech, he starts it by telling the students to behave and put down their cigarettes. This would establish his authority as the principal. His audience would then listen to him more because he has established his authority as the head of the school, which is someone that everyone would respect and obey. Clark also uses ethos when he instructs the teachers to set up extra reading courses on Saturday. When a teacher asks how that will be done, Clark instructs them to come in to the student’s homes and get their parents to let their children come, or even come with them. By solving the problem and giving a clear plan of what to do, Clark would show he is someone who knows what he is doing. People usually follow the instructions of qualified people, and the Eastside High teachers and students are no different. They would listen to Clark’s calls on what to do and to work harder because they know he sees the big picture and knows what everyone should do. Finally, Clark throughout all his speeches frequently brings up the fact that the students will end up failing and locked out of the American dream if they do not put in effort to succeed. In those moments, Clark shows that he is someone who knows a lot about life. A person who has experience about life choices would be a person that people would listen to for advice on decisions and
In addition, Clark was able to challenge the white power structure that was essentially in charge of the city in order to reach the common goal of the school for both its teachers and students. In the movie, he demonstrates a ruthless but well-meaning manner of discipline which earned him both respect and disdain from other administrators who were familiar with his leadership style. Clark 's leadership style was tough, but it was also combined with a degree of charm at times that enabled him to attract fierce loyalty from his students. They referred to him as "Crazy Joe" at times, but in several instances students came to him for help; for example, in the film, a Latino girl approaches to whisper to Clark that she needs a winter coat, and the principal promises to get her one, as he writes her name down on a small memo pad.
There were many diverse aspects to this book. Most of this book is a recall from either the main character, or one of his students. This book is intended to open people’s eyes to see that in order to change the world we must first change ourselves. Being able to go through this story and see the mistakes, and the good decisions, teachers in Michie’s life have made, has taught me that the best way to teach is through love, justice, cultural empathy and imagination. Some of the points brought up in this book include the positive and negative sides of physical contact with a student, classification/stereotyping, race, gangs, police brutality/lack of justice, and children not being able to escape peer pressure.
In his first speech, Joe Clark immediately expels a rather large group of the students that attend Eastside High. He implies that because of this specific group of people, Eastside has been deemed a terrible reputation because these students awful behavior. Following the dismissal of them, the rest of the remaining students award Clark with applause. In Joe’s second speech, he notifies the teachers who are standing with their hands up that their students will be in this position; only then, instead of in a classroom they will be behind a gun. If the teachers continue to teach the way they do, students will repeatedly score as low as they did on the practice exam on the actual, important exam.
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Cleaning up the school, tearing the cages down in the cafeteria, and teaching the school song on demand is only of the few thing he is showing these kids that they have a bright future and the can succeed with just a few pushes and they will be set for life. He kicked out the older kids from school so that the kids who actually belong in that school can actually get and education and can succeed. The reader like me and you can tell that Joe Clark cares as a principle and a friend at the school is he truly care as a person and talks to his students like a human being. Louisa Diaz wished to be in shop instead of a cooking class sense she has been cooking since she was eleven.
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