What teachers really want to tell parents

By Ron Clark, Special to CNN

updated 9:12 AM EDT, Tue September 6, 2011

Teacher Ron Clark is pictured with his students.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Ron Clark is an award-winning teacher who started his own academy in Atlanta
• He wants parents to trust teachers and their advice about their students
• Clark says some teachers hand out A grades so parents won't bother them
• It's OK for kids to get in trouble sometimes; it teaches life lessons, Clark says

Editor's note: Ron Clark, author of "The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck -- 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers," has been named "American Teacher of the Year" by Disney and was Oprah Winfrey's pick as her "Phenomenal Man." He founded The Ron Clark Academy, which educators from around the world have visited to learn.

(CNN) -- This summer, I met a principal who was recently named as the administrator of the year in her state. She was loved and adored by all, but she told me she was leaving the profession.

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