Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film, based on the true story of high school math teacher, Jaime Escalante. Edward James Olmos portrayed Escalante in the film and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.
In the area of East Los Angeles, California, in 1982, in an environment that values a quick fix over education and learning, Jaime Escalan...
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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film, based on the true story of high school math teacher, Jaime Escalante. Edward James Olmos portrayed Escalante in the film and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.
In the area of East Los Angeles, California, in 1982, in an environment that values a quick fix over education and learning, Jaime Escalante is a new teacher at Garfield High School determined to change the system and challenge the students to a higher level of achievement. Leaving a steady job for a position as a math teacher in a school where rebellion runs high and teachers are more focused on discipline than academics, Escalante is at first not well liked by students, receiving numerous taunts and threats.
As the year progresses, he is able to win over the attention of the students by implementing innovative teaching techniques. He is able to transform even the most...
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