Ron Clark Academy students ' ' 08 YouTube rap video received millions of views . Clark teaches ` ` global education '' with heavy emphasis on current events . ` Video clips of the kids performing have garnered over 15 million hits on YouTube . ` ` I ' m teaching an eigthth - grade curriculum to fifth graders , '' says Mr . Student : ` ` My knowledge of the world has improved . ... I ' m hungry for knowledge ''
Ron Clark Academy students ' ' 08 YouTube rap video received millions of views . Clark teaches ` ` global education '' with heavy emphasis on current events . ` ` I ' m teaching an eigthth - grade curriculum to fifth graders , '' says Mr . Student : ` ` My knowledge of the world has improved . ... I ' m hungry for knowledge ''