Save Our State - RIP Jaime Escalante

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PochoPatriot

03-30-2010 06:43 PM

RIP Jaime Escalante

Jaime Escalante, math teacher.

Interesting fellow. He was called a traitor for supporting Prop. 227 (the ending of bilingual education). However, more than anything he helped prove that poor Mexican kids CAN rise to the expectations that are placed before them.

Jeanfromfillmore

03-30-2010 09:00 PM

Thank you Pocho for posting that article. Wow, what a guy.

ilbegone

03-31-2010 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeanfromfillmore (Post 7482)

Thank you Pocho for posting that article. Wow, what a guy.

My thoughts exactly.

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Unpopular with fellow teachers, he won few major teaching awards in the United States. He liked to be judged by his results, a concept still resisted by the majority of his profession.

As he faced death, it was still the results that mattered to him -- the young minds he held captive three decades ago who today are engineers, lawyers, doctors, teachers and administrators.

"I had many opportunities in this country, but the best I found in East L.A.," he said in one of his last interviews. "I am proudest of my brilliant students."

The link is well clicking.

PochoPatriot

03-31-2010 07:49 AM

The thing about Jaime Escalante is that while teaching is a profession, there are a very, very few that excel as artists. From everything I read about Jaime Escalante, and saw (when he was on television) the man was truly inspired to do what he did.

Ole Glory

03-31-2010 11:06 AM

RIP, Jaime. The world lost a great TEACHER & EDUCATOR! Our loss!:(

Patriotic Army Mom

03-31-2010 03:38 PM

We need more like he was. RIP.

Meilia

04-24-2010 05:17 AM

Didn't he get fired for essentially being too effective a teacher?

PochoPatriot

04-24-2010 05:25 PM

No, Escalante was not fired. He resigned his position at Garfield High due to political pressures and petty jealousies. His replacement, also left Garfield. Since then the Garfield AP Calculus program went down the crapper.

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