Stand and Deliver part 1 and 2.....(good teacher or bad?)
There are many examples of Mr. Escalante (Kemo) being a good teacher. For example;
"you don't see the turn before the road, Johnnny" His concern for Carlos who wanted to drop class to work and get paid 1.5 times on the weekend and in two years be in the union and make more then him. Kemo tells him wouldn't you rather design these transmission then fixing them. You see what is now but you are not looking beyond.
His teaching are a bit odd but he manages to get his point across and lets his students he cares, for example Claudia, walks out of this class because she is tired of kemo using her life as to entertain the class. he cares for her and goes after her and talks to her.
He uses the word Ganas to his class, he gets them to have ganas to do better in class, and they the class always responds with "Yo tengo ganas"
But my favorite scene is Angel the cholo, horale. He gets him three books so he can study but not seen carrying books and can still look tough, what does kemo get," Production Kemo." he believes in Angel, when I am sure cause the way he dresses vary little people have given him any chances.
But Mr. Escalante has two battles one teaching his "burros" how to do Calculos. and the other to inform his fellow instructor's that the kids can be taught. He tells them that 'math is the great equalizer" and the "students will rise to the level of the expectations. The teachers tell him you cant teach logarithms to illiterates.
Overall Mr. Escalante will turn his Ford pintos students into Ford Mustang GT350. He has a tough road ahead off him not only school, but ethnics, stereotypes and society.
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