Jaime Escalante, the former East Los Angeles high school teacher who taught the nation that inner-city students could master subjects as demanding as calculus, died Tuesday. He was 79.
The subject of the 1988 box-office hit “Stand and Deliver,” Mr. Escalante died at his son’s home in Roseville, Calif., said actor Edward James Olmos, who portrayed the teacher in the film. Mr. Escalante had bladder cancer.Jaime Escalante Died, Jaime Escalante December 31 1930 March 30 2010 was a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High. He was a reformer before it was cool to be one. While living in Bolivia he taught physics and mathematics for nine years.
Jaime Escalante December 31 1930 March 30 2010 was a professor and teacher of mathematics who gained renown and distinction for his work at Garfield.
He became Americas most well-known teacher after a 1988 movie described his success at mentoring workingclass pupils at Garfield High to pass a rigorous.
Jaime Escalante passed away today. While living in Bolivia he taught physics and mathematics for nine years. This entry was posted on Tuesday March 30th 2010 at 806 pm. He was the teacher who mentored minority kids in East LA and drove them to pass a rigorous national calculus exam. Escalante was featured in the 1988 semibio film Stand
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