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    The characters of Stand and Deliver challenge these several stereotypes and are forced to grow when Professor Jaime Escalante played by Edward James Olmos‚ becomes their math

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    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

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    After viewing the Stand and Deliver movie‚ the one characteristic I believe the most instrumental and important in Escalante’s success as a teacher was passion. I totally agree with Richards when he stated‚ "Great teachers have a passion for teaching. When a passionate person teaches‚ others feel as though they are communicating the most important truths one could ever hear." Escalante’s students responded to his animation and life that he brought to the classroom. Some Bible teachers should

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    The Best Teacher There are many types of folks in this world and many types of teacher too. Therefore‚             there are many qualities that good teachers have and makes them to be the best teacher. Then Have you ever had the best teacher? You might have had the one who is able to change his teaching methods‚ who is happy with his/her life‚ and who can persist. This is the teacher who makes school lives of the student easier and make them to love school. The first category of the best teachers

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    What is going wrong with schools? There is a lot wrong with schools‚ and easier question these days is‚ What’s right with schools? Sadly the list would be shorter. The public school system in America today is sadly lacking‚ not just in the field of academic achievement. Children are‚ in effect‚ risking their lives by attending school. Critical attacks from disturbed students are spreading like a plague. Every year‚ there is increase in the number of students who give up education after high school

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    Teachers who are good at sparking the imagination of students through hands-on learning activities or other creative approaches draw students into the joy of learning. These students no longer see new ideas as something to dread. Educators like Jaime Escalante‚ a math teacher portrayed in the movie "Stand and Deliver‚" show that regardless of the economic disadvantages of many students and school districts‚ a teacher who uses a creative approach can make a difference. Student Behavior Managing student

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    Chapter Four: A Movie Related to Education When people talk about great teachers‚ they often reference some historically famous teachers such as Aristotle‚ Anne Sullivan‚ Maria Montessori‚ William McGuffey‚ Emma Willard‚ and Jaime Escalante (McGasko 2013). After watching the 2003 film‚ School of Rock‚ I consider the case of Dewey Finn‚ a substitute teacher played by the incomparable comedic actor‚ Jack Black. Dewey starts off the story with an obsession of putting together a formidable rock band

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    At one point in high school‚ my trigonometry teacher played Stand and Deliver to inspire us as we worked towards our own AP exam. To see Jaime Escalante take personal stake in his students academically and emotionally was exactly what I needed to discover what I will be during for the rest of my life: working to inspire passion‚ curiosity‚ and excellence in my students. But the question is: how do I pursue this outside of Hollywood fantasies? I believe these goals can be achieved through four objectives:

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    motivation. The movie Stand and Deliver told the story of a high school class that fell short of academic requirements. Jamie Escalante was a new‚ influential teacher who made an impact on inner city students by simply demonstrating interest and faith. Jamie showed attention to the students outside of the classroom and did not give them the opportunity to make excuses. Mr. Escalante cleverly manipulated his students into success with various techniques‚ a majority of which would help me thrive in math

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    effectively communicate‚ there would be no human relations or less than satisfactorily relations. Effective interpersonal communication can be divided into five main concepts. The following will focus on these five main concepts that made both Stuart and Escalante effective communicators in a student/teacher relationship. Each concept will also have underlying subcategories that both the stories illustrated well. The first and the most important aspects of human relations and the ability to effectively communicate

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