Jaime Escalante
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Jaime Escalante was born in La Paz, Bolivia. While in Bolivia he taught Physics and Mathematics for fourteen years. In 1964 he decided to migrate to the United States. His first stop was the Universidad de Puerto Rico, where he took some Science and Mathematics courses. After moving from Puerto Rico to California, he found himself not knowing how to speak English, and without any teaching credentials. Despite the odds against him, he studied at nights at the Pasadena City College earning a degree in Electronics. He then took a day job, and continued studying in order to get a Mathematics degree.
In 1976 he began teaching at Garfield High School, in east Los Angeles, California, where drugs, gangs and violence were facts of daily life. Despite these obstacles, Escalante was able to motivate a small group of students to take, and pass the AP calculus exam in 1982. The Educational Testing Service, which administers the test, invalidated the scores, believing that the students had cheated. Most of the 18 pupils retook the test and passed, making Escalante a national hero almost overnight.
By 1991, the number of Garfield students taking advanced placement examinations in math and other subjects had increased to 570. That was the year Escalante left the school, citing faculty politics and petty jealousies. He was hired by the Sacramento school system almost instantly. The district pays his salary, but the National Science Foundation, the Atlantic Richfield Co. and the Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education underwrite much of his equipment and special programs.
Today, Jaime Escalante is considered one of the most famous educators in the United States. He was the subject of the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver, which dramatized his efforts to help underachieving Latino students beat the odds and pass an advanced placement calculus test. This splendid semi-documentary on the life of ghetto school teacher Jaime Escalante (played by Edward James Olmos) has already become one of the classic films about American education. As a result of its faithfulness to life, the film is a profound tribute to the positive impact a good teacher can make.
In recognition of his incredible achievements, Escalante was awarded the United States Presidential Medal and the Andres Bello award by the Organization of American States.
References (Melanie Cole, "Escalante Tech", Hispanic, 11-30-1994, p .* "Stand and Deliver", Magill's Survey of Cinema, 06-15-1995. * Gary Libman, "Success Keeps Multiplying for Jaime Escalante"; Home Edition, Los Angeles Times, 05-23-1995, pp E-1. * Roberto Bustamante, "Jaime Escalante el maestro de todos los tiempos", El Diario/La Prensa, 12-02-1995.)
11 comments:
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The story of Escalante is very exciting. Who doesn’t like to be successful?
But if the people want to be as famous as Escalante, they need many hours working and especially discipline and patient.
I think what makes a success person is a hard work, because this work can gives you experience and this experience can gives you the facility to do your job better.
In the case of my teacher, just need to be known for the population.
Go teacher, the world is yours…
If the teacher want's to be like Escalante, he needs calculous studying and a heart attack in the middle of the stairs.
If i want to be like Escalante's students, all i need is GANAS.
Atte: GuillerMO Adame.
If the teacher want's to be like Escalante, he needs calculous studying and a heart attack in the middle of the stairs.
I think what makes a success person is a hard work, because this work can gives you experience and this experience can gives you the facility to do your job better.
In the case of my teacher, just need to be known for the population.
I think than each people can become succesful as Escalante, but the secret is the continuos work.
In my oponion if you want to be as Escalante, you must be persevering. The mats are only one example of this (as the Escalante´s students) but really you can excel in anythig.
Moreover the intelligent is very important in the life, because it can give you the chances to succed.
Luis Fernando
Escalante is very good because the teacher helps students to overcome.
at present there are no teachers who are interested in students.
The film is very interesting and good.
Hi!
The story about Escalante, is very interesting, because is a really history of life, anywhere in the world exists, Escalante shows us how to move forward and as
he never forgets his goal, assist and move forward together.
The success is the most important factor in the world, and therefore we should be looking.
Escalante is an example of teacher or more than else, an example as person who has get transcended more than of his death in his students and in who know his history.
All have the potentialities for be “an Escalante”, all have the same neurons, true, he´s from Bolivia, but be from Bolivia don´t make him different of the rest of the humans…
The difference is in the mentality… the determination that we have for be who want be… very perseverance and continue work will have as result that we will be successful in our life.
Frine Montes
Escalante is the kind of calculus teacher that everyone would want to have. I think that teaching calculus is so difficult but this person made it so easy and that´s why everyone passed the test.
To be like him, is important to be persevering and work everyday because only like this, we can be successful in our life. I liked Escalante´s attitude and how he gave confidence to his students to continue studying and being the best in calculus in spite of they were not too skilful.
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if the teacher wants to be a successful person he just need to be more ambisious and also he has to work alot in all the tihngs he thinks is necesary to be a successful teacher.
he just need to be more conftable and live your life inthe better posible way :D
talatalatalala
the history of film
was very interesting because it helps the teacher to his students than lived with them and help them achieve or get what they wanted
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