The inspirational movie, Stand and Deliver, starring Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamonds Philips, and Andy Garcia, is a true story based on calculus teacher Jamie Escalante. Although most of his students had middle school level educations, Escalante is able to guide all eighteen of his students at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California into passing the AP Calculus exam. Many say that Escalante did the impossible; however, his zeal for teaching inspired his students to work diligently and pass the test. Escalante is truly an archetype of what teachers should venture to be like.
The characters in the class relate me because we all are taking AP Calculus. Like the character Pancho, sometimes I am unmotivated. To contrast, I strive to do
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Because of these two strikes, there are some people in this world who will assume you know less than you do. Math is the great equalizer.” Math is the great equalizer because it evens out the playing field for everyone. Language is a barrier because it is different in almost every country; however, unlike language, math is universal. If two plus two is four in the United States, the answer is still four in India. In short, math is the only thing can eliminate barriers among people. Escalante is trying to convey the fact that knowing math can improve one’s life drastically. Hence, he is trying to state that skill is more important than any racial aspect of a single …show more content…
However, I define success as achieving any goal, no matter how big or small it is. Success encourages people to achieve anything they set their minds on. It can be as small as getting an A on a test or as big as being a billionaire. In dealing with success, the sky is truly the limit. Therefore, success should be accounted for anything one does. Additionally, I also define success as being satisfied in life. Success ultimately brings fulfillment to our friends, our family, and ourselves. Achieving our goals brings great gratification into our lives, which everyone strives to receive. Therefore, success is achieving any goal and being content in
Guggenheim focuses his documentary on the teachers that make-up a large portion of the system. One of his strongest arguments is that the teachers are the problem, and the inability to rid schools of the incompetent teachers is the primary reason American schools are coming in so low in the international rankings. He also shares many facts and statistics that are staggering by their lonesome, but he presents them in such a way to exaggerate them by use of animation, music, and narration.
In books, the reader can usually relate to the characters with traits or preferences. While reading Schooled, a character I can make a strong connection to Darryl. Darryl makes lots of mistakes on accident the he didn’t mean to do. For example, when Zach and Hugh set Cap up to be hit by the football team, Darryl had been the one that hit him first. He and Cap were friends and he would never mean to hurt Cap in that way. After Darryl hit Cap, he felt lots of remorse that he had hurt a friend. I will do stuff like put a glass on a wood table and it gets stained. I didn’t even think about it but it still got me in trouble. Another way I am related to Darryl is that we both stick up for what is right. Cap is treated terribly by Zach but Darryl
The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. The eurocentrism and its effects on our educational system and influence on society is what is holding the African-American community back from their own success. Reaction When I was first told that I was going to have to read this book, my initial reaction was that of a stereotypical math education student: I was less than enthused. Reading has never been something that I did in my free time, and it was always something that upset me when an instructor said that I had to do it. This book also had an extra complication, the stigma of the word “negro”.
Stand By Me is a movie based on a novel by Stephen King. It tells the story of four preteens, who during a boring summer day, embark on a journey to find the body of a dead twelve year old, who has been missing by news accounts, but known to them, to be lying in the woods near a river bank. The story is told as an historical narrative about the lives and relationships of the four main characters in this movie, Gordy, Chris, Teddy, and Vern. In this essay, I will discuss how communication, and self-concept, affects the characters, and their interactions.
This past week I watched the movie Stand and Deliver. It has many similarities as Freedom Writers; however, it is not as well known. Stand and Deliver, a true story, follows the account of Jaime A. Escalante. Escalante is a new teacher at James A. Garfield High School who is determined to change the education system and challenge his students. The school’s students primarily come from lower to middle class families who are well below their expected grade level in academics and social standing. Being the new teacher at the school, the students regularly taunt him, yet as the year progresses he is able to gain their interest. He uses innovative teaching techniques, by using props and sarcasm to illustrate math concepts. He comes into the school
Many people give up too easily and can’t find the confidence and motivation to grow and overcome these challenges. Logan was an average student and coasted through school and his lack of skills caused him to not succeed in college. Logan had an epiphany and realized that he wants to make something out of his life and started to make goals and succeed in school. Which he changed from zero grade point average (GPA) to a 4.0. Soto was made fun of because of his hideous guacamole jacket. These cause him to be depressed and his low grades. Soto explains how the way one dresses can influence how they feel about themself. They both worked with motivation, confidence, and persistence to overcome these
Escalante’s students completed their Ap exam, they manage to the surprise of many score well above the average. Their excellence in their Calculus exam arises suspicion from the ETS officials, which causes them to think that the students of Garfield high school who took the exam had cheated their way up. This is known as racial discrimination because the ETS officers were quick to judge the students with cheating based on the fact that they were from a minority or of Hispanic/ Latino background. The students were accused because the officers as well as those who worked in the school felt like the students were incapacitated or incapable of obtaining that amount of success on a nationwide exam that is proven to be difficult. As said by Dr. Pearson, “There are two kinds of racism, Mr. Escalante—judging a group because they are a minority, and not judging a group because they are a minority” meaning that if he judged a minority he would be characterized as a racist and if he didn’t it would seem he favored them simply because they are a minority. The simple fact that Mr. Escalante’s students belonged to a racial minority groups was enough for the ETS officers to doubt the student’s intelligence because at first the Ap calculus students were part of gangs or right near the point of dropping out making them seem uninterested. The fact that the calculus students didn’t look or act the way a student from a more prestigious school would, made them seem as though they held no such ambitions or aspirations in
Both Erin Gruwell in Freedom Writers and Jamie Esclante in Stand and Deliver faced students stuck in low-income backgrounds and neighborhoods of crime. Despite the low achievement of these students, both teachers were able to foster a mastery of a subject to their students. Even though the subjects of English and math are extremely different, one method united both teachers and allowed them to teach their students effectively— trust. Erin and Jamie were successful because of the trust they put in their students.
Success can be an extremely broad subject. There is an abounding amount of different views on what the “true” definition of success is. Personally, I believe that success is finding happiness. Success is waking up in the morning and not having to worry about whether or not the bills are going to be paid this month. Success is having a job that you enjoy going to every day. Success is having friends and family who love and support you. Success does not mean that one has to be exceedingly rich or have a lakeside mansion. As long as they are happy, they have succeeded in life.
The first sign of disapproval toward Equality’s abnormal talent starts very young at the House of the Students. Equality lived and was taught at the House of the Students, from the age of five to fifthteen. He was always disliked by his teachers because of his ability to learn more information and in a shorter amount of
The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who was chosen to be the community’s next Receiver of Memory. He lived in a community where everything was chosen for the citizens, and everything was perfect. During Jonas' training, he realized that the community was missing something and that there was more in the world. Jonas wanted everybody to know that. The Giver book was then made into a movie. Though the two were based with the same story plot, there are three important differences that results with two different takes on the same story. The three main differences between the book and the movie are Asher and Fiona's Assignments, the similarity all Receivers had, and the Chief Elder's role.
“There will be no free rides, no excuses. You already have two strikes against you: your name and your complexion. Because of these two strikes, there are some people in this world who will assume that you know less than you do. Math is the great equalizer... When you go for a job, the person giving you that job will not want to hear your problems; ergo, neither do I. You're going to work harder here than you've ever worked anywhere else. And the only thing I ask from you is ganas. Desire.” Ramon Menendez (Stand and Deliver)
Success only truly comes with being happy. Happiness and success are the accomplices of one another. Someone cannot have accompanies without the other. Happiness brings success, and success brings even more happiness. Success, in the dictionary, is defined as the achievement of something desired planned or attempted. Therefore, success cannot be judged by anyone than oneself. It is a personal thing. It is the realization of goals, desires or plans made by one 's self. It is not measurable and yet is something we always use to compare others or appraise someone 's worth. Success, in one form or another, is something that someone should always be striving for. For some people it is something they will do subconsciously, and for others it will be something they will constantly labor for. Because success is something that is different for everyone, it is best that they measure their personal success by their sense of self worth instead of others. To have succeeded is to have lived, as someone wanted; ' it is to have lived well and laughed
The true definition of success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Although, many people have different perceptions of success. Success is judged by the individuals themselves. Success can be defined in many ways including: wealth, happiness, fame, etc. Success can be anything from material goods to concepts. It all depends on your concept and how you achieve your goals. You have to have persistence within yourself. Varying on your profession, you will need a certain skill level. Your definition of success can be suitable best for you, but not for others. It is about truly not giving up, reaching your full potential, and self-fulfillment.
Success, by definition, it means to achieve a goal or purpose. To some, success might be popularity, or even getting a raise at their job; but to me, success is more about how you live. At first this statement might confuse a person, but then if one digs deeper into this response they’ll find something greater. This “something greater” is certainly not anything materialistic, rather someone’s spiritual faith and their happiness in what they do.