Lobowolf Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Jaime Escalante, the Garfield High School (East L.A.) math teacher immortalized by Edward James Olmos in the movie Stand and Deliver, died yesterday at the age of 79. Wikipedia has a good bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Escalante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Very sad. When I was teaching I used to show my students the movie "Stand and Deliver" to try and inspire them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Very sad. When I was teaching I used to show my students the movie "Stand and Deliver" to try and inspire them. I rarely like "inspirational" movies, but think "Stand and Deliver" is must viewing. Some people do great things with their lives, and Escalante was one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 oh Kemo Sabe Raaaaaaain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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