Similarities Between 'Stand And Deliver'

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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 …show more content…

Escalante’s course requires the students to take summer classes and Saturday classes. The movie also depicts how social and family life affects the students’ education. For example, one girl named Ana tells Escalante that she has to leave school in order to help her father at the family restaurant. Escalante shows interests and devotion to changing these students’ lives. He goes to Ana’s father and tries to convince the father to let Ana stay in class. After arguing, the father has Escalante leave the restaurant, yet the next day Ana is sitting in class. This is just one of the many examples when Escalante shows interest to change the lives of his students. Escalante and his students triumph when they take the Ap Calculus exam and receive their scores. Later that summer, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) notices that each of the students made a similar mistake on their exams. This calls into question the validity of their scores. Escalante fights for the students and their scores, as he believes that the ETS racially profiled the students. The students proud of their grades and their hard work, the students agree to take the AP Calculus exam again at the end of the

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