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'''Jaime Escalente''', (1930-2010), Bolivian-born math teacher whose outstanding teaching methods were showcased in "[[Stand and Deliver]]". | '''Jaime Escalente''', (1930-2010), Bolivian-born math teacher whose outstanding teaching methods were showcased in "[[Stand and Deliver]]". | ||
He told students they could succeed if they had desire (''ganas''). | He told students they could succeed if they had desire (''ganas''). | ||
| − | + | Escalente attracted press attention when a dozen of his students passed the Advanced Placement Calculus test, but their scores were questioned. ETS said they had a similar pattern of answers and accused them of cheating. Escalante had the students take the test again under direct ETS supervision, and their scores were even higher. | |
*I wanted to work with young people. That's more rewarding for me than the money. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0jKFd0KEk] | *I wanted to work with young people. That's more rewarding for me than the money. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0jKFd0KEk] | ||
Revision as of 13:01, April 19, 2013
Jaime Escalente, (1930-2010), Bolivian-born math teacher whose outstanding teaching methods were showcased in "Stand and Deliver". He told students they could succeed if they had desire (ganas). Escalente attracted press attention when a dozen of his students passed the Advanced Placement Calculus test, but their scores were questioned. ETS said they had a similar pattern of answers and accused them of cheating. Escalante had the students take the test again under direct ETS supervision, and their scores were even higher.
- I wanted to work with young people. That's more rewarding for me than the money. [1]
External Links
- Jaime Escalante turns students into calculus whizzes - Jay Mathews, Washington Post - Dec. 12, 1982