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| − | '''Jaime Escalante''' | + | '''Jaime Escalante''' was the greatest American math teacher of the 20th century.<ref> [http://reason.com/archives/2002/07/01/stand-and-deliver-revisited/3 Stand and Deliver RevisitedThe untold story behind the famous rise -- and shameful fall -- of Jaime Escalante, America's master math teacher.]</ref> He prepared [[public high school]] students in Los Angeles for the [[Advanced Placement test]] in [[mathematics]]; see "[[Stand and Deliver]]". |
{{quotebox|Conventional [[pedagogical]] wisdom holds that the poor, the disadvantaged, and the "culturally different" are a fragile lot, and that the [[academic rigor]] usually found only in elite suburban or private schools would frustrate them, crushing their [[self-esteem]]. The teachers and administrators that I interviewed did not find this to be true of Garfield students.[http://www.reason.com/news/show/28479.html]}} | {{quotebox|Conventional [[pedagogical]] wisdom holds that the poor, the disadvantaged, and the "culturally different" are a fragile lot, and that the [[academic rigor]] usually found only in elite suburban or private schools would frustrate them, crushing their [[self-esteem]]. The teachers and administrators that I interviewed did not find this to be true of Garfield students.[http://www.reason.com/news/show/28479.html]}} | ||
Revision as of 17:38, February 18, 2016
Jaime Escalante was the greatest American math teacher of the 20th century.[1] He prepared public high school students in Los Angeles for the Advanced Placement test in mathematics; see "Stand and Deliver".
Conventional pedagogical wisdom holds that the poor, the disadvantaged, and the "culturally different" are a fragile lot, and that the academic rigor usually found only in elite suburban or private schools would frustrate them, crushing their self-esteem. The teachers and administrators that I interviewed did not find this to be true of Garfield students.[1]
If a team begins losing after a coach is replaced, sports fans are outraged. The decline of Garfield's math program, however, went largely unnoticed. [2]
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