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Jaime Escalante, (Mr. Escalante), became famous for his work with trouble youths in the public school system. These students were considered unteachable by others to which Mr. Escalante believed that all students were teachable.
Mr. Escalante, the son of two educators was born in La Paz, Bolivia and migrated to the United States in 1960 in search of a better life. In his home country of Bolivia before migrating to the U.S. Mr. Escalante was already an educator whom worked many odd jobs and taught himself to speak English.
Upon moving to the U.S. to the State of California, Mr. Escalante obtained a position at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. There he began teaching math to trouble students at one of the most violent high schools

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