Stand and Deliver

[pic] Character Analysis The characters in “Stand and Deliver” went through a great deal in this movie and all brought something else to the movie. The star of the movie is Jaime Escalante played by Edward James Olmos. Escalante is the teacher of the students that quits his job with a computer company to teach at Garfield High School. He comes to teach computer science, but the school did not get the computers and he has to teach math. He takes over the math class and expects

movie “Stand and Deliver,” the teacher, Jaime Escalante, teaches math to his students at Garfield High School. In his class, there are gang members and some of students that drop out of school. Some of his students are not paying attention in class when he first teaches. He wants all his students to pass the math class. He tries to help them do better on an exam and succeed to be able to graduate. He believes that his students could learn if they have motivations. In the movies “Stand and Deliver,” Jaime

earning the big bucks, will settle to inspire the young, and mold the future. It is an educator’s goal to promote the desire to learn as stated by Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver: “If you don 't have the ganas [or desire], I will give it to you because I 'm an expert.”(Menéndez). Future teachers can learn from the film Stand and Deliver to appreciate the positive impact educators can have on students facing an adversary, such as life. The film proves as valid inspiration through the main character

This wasn’t very given light on the subject however it is clear it is an issue due to the whole school having an academic failure and being played by an all-black cast. 1988 was the time a film “Stand and Deliver” was directed by Ramón Menéndez. Their story’s protagonists were a group of Hispanic students taking AP calculus in a low academic achieving school. The school board doesn’t believe they can produce great marks. As said by their mentor Jaime

Ramon Menendez’s true-story based film Stand and Deliver is a moving and inspirational narrative of The American School System crises of an inner-city school in East Los Angeles. In contrast to the pessimistic outlook of Garfield High’s administration, Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos), a calculus high school teacher, transforms the lives of unprivileged Hispanic students. The film presents the extensive barriers Escalante and his students face by the social and economic forces that hinder education

The film Stand and Deliver, featured a dramatization of the story of teacher Jaime Escalante and his efforts at Garfield High School in Eastern Los Angeles. Mr. Escalante used unconventional teaching strategies and unique motivational skills to bring success to students who seemed to be accustomed to failure. The students spent the entirety of their senior year in Mr. Escalante’s classroom preparing for the exam, even throughout the holiday breaks. Hours of the intense, endless studying resulted

The movie Stand and Deliver (1988) begins with a character driving in an urban neighborhood as an introduction to the setting of the film. The various shots of the setting that are presented between cuts to the streets and to the intrigued face of the protagonist, Jaime Escalante, help provide the viewer context to this neighborhood's economic and cultural background. This movie directed by Ramon Menendez dramatizes actual events into a movie with the idea of combating stereotypes enforced upon low

one must acquire sufficient expertise in an achievement to be considered a genius, and to do that, they must have the opportunity to do so. Thus, Intelligence depends on environmental factors as perfectly depicted in the movie, “Stand and Deliver”. Stand and Deliver features Jaime Escalante, who chooses to leave his high-paying job to take a teaching position at a high school where he agrees to teach basic mathematics. His students are all Hispanic, and he soon learns that the school is poor

Stand and Deliver- Relevancy Today The film Stand and Deliver follows math teacher Jaime Escalante’s determination to motivate underprivileged students and help them reach academic excellence. At the end of this whole journey, the students are able to realize their full potential and grow from the experience. There are several universal themes that the filmmaker is able to express through the use of various impactful filmmaking techniques. I believe that the film’s passion is still relevant today

The 1988 drama movie Stand And Deliver directed by Ramon Menendez tells the true story of a group of six High School Seniors who are accused of cheating on their AP Calculus test. The Movie Stand and Deliver literally delivers a powerful message about overcoming challenges. This theme is developed through characters and plot with a Man vs. Society background about racism. The plot of this movie is about a HighSchool teacher Jaime Escalante being hassled by tough students like Angel. But Jamis is