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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.
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Thank you Pocho for posting that article. Wow, what a guy.
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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.
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RIP, Jaime. The world lost a great TEACHER & EDUCATOR! Our loss!
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We need more like he was. RIP.
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Didn't he get fired for essentially being too effective a teacher?
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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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