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RON JONES' BIOGRAPHY: Ron Jones is best known for his Cubberly High School experiment in facism, As a storyteller his insight is widely recognized in Europe. He is frequently invited to speak in Germany and Denmark where his works have been utilized as instructional materials for High School curriculums. Jones has been a high school teacher, basketball coach, advocate for the disabled and is the founder of Zephyros Education Exchange, a network of teachers who share ideas and learning materials The experiment "The Wave" led to Jones' eventual firing as a public school teacher Since 1978 Jones has been Director of Physical Education at R.C.H.,Inc. (formerly The Recreation Center for the Handicapped, now the Janet Pomeroy Center) in San Francisco where he coached the San Francisco Special Olympic Basketball Team Three of Ron’s books "THE ACORN PEOPLE" (NBC TV Special), "THE WAVE" (ABC TV Special) and "B-BALL" (NBC Movie of the Week) have been made into award winning TV dramas receiving Emmy, Peabody "THE ACORN PEOPLE" was "Christmas Book of the Year" in 1984 and "SAY RAY" won "American Book of the Year". Ron's work has earned a Peabody Award for outstanding journalism for "THE WAVE" and two Pulitzer Prize nominations for "Kids Called Crazy" and "SAY RAY". Ron has published 23 Activity Texts for the Elementary and Secondary Classroom and authored 10 plays and published more than 25 books The child of an interfaith marriage, Jones whose mother was Jewish, was not raised a Jew. His parents celebrated Christmas, "but we went to synagogue whenever the relatives came to town or for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs", he said. He credits his Jewish grandmother with influencing his interest in storytelling. "What I remember most about Jewish life is the dinner table and listening to her stories.” Magazines and television media who have reported on Ron Jones' work over the years are: New York Times, Christian Monitor, Der Spiegel, People, In These Times, CTA Action, California Living, The Whole Earth Review, Psychology Today, Readers Digest, Books West, Disabled USA, Good Morning America, Phil Donahue Show, NBC Sports, New Dimensions Radio, and National Public Radio and many more. Ron frequently conducts workshops and lectures at the Holocaust Center in San Francisco. Ron graduated from Stanford University in 1966 with an MA in Education and International Relations plus a minor in Sports. "THE WAVE" occurred His current one man performance “When God Winked” tells the story of the rise and fall of the Recreation Center. Once a model for disabled persons integration into the mainstream, non-disabled community, and it’s slow demise by cut-backs and lack of vision. He hopes the Center will find its focus and return to what is important: Helping the disabled person to be an active member of the greater society. Ron Jones Stories Volume I-V |
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