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Summary: Inspirational for school kids
Review: I showed this video to my 12-year old math class, and they found it completely absorbing. After the movie, they asked many questions about how they could take the AP Calculus class when they were old enough. Even at their young age, they were able to identify with the racism ETS displayed and the idea that the students in the movie had to do twice as much just to break even. I'd highly recommend this for young adults.
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Summary: I think Stand and Deliver is a good movie for children.
Review: I think this movie is good because it has a little action together with only a few cuss words, no sex or nudity, and lots of good dialogue.The movie has a good plot: a teacher teaches students that they can believe in themselves and they do not need to pay attention to disparaging remarks from others.
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Summary: An inspiring film teaching that there are no limits
Review: I was first recommended this movie to watch because I was having a hard time with math. I thought was boring and didn't see the point in it. But my father made me watch it, and I'm glad I did. This film is about Jaime Escalante (portrayed masterfully by Edward James Olmos) and his math class that he had in 1982 (based on a true story). Escalante was a Bolivian living in America that went to East L.A.'s Garfield High School to teach computer science. It turned out that the school had no funding for computers, so they redirected him to teach math instead. His class of eighteen Latin-American students, convinced they would never amount to much, were still struggling with the concept of fractions. They're troublemakers and gangmembers. One of the most complicated and difficult students, Angel (Lou Diamond Phillips), goes home every night to end up drinking, smoking, and throwing bricks through shop windows. Escalante learns to work with these students, motivating them to learn. Ganas, or desire, are required from everybody. "With ganas you can do anything you want," says Escalante. "And if you don't have ganas, I'll give you some. I'm an expert." Deciding he needs a challenge, he decides that in two years he'll teach the students calculus and have them pass the A.P. (Advanced Placement) Calculus exam. What happens next is truly emotional and inspirational. I won't reveal the ending, as it's for you to see.
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Summary: Better Than " Lean on Me "
Review: I was in elementary when this film came out and I didn't see the value of it then. Now I appreciate it for being a decent film about a teacher trying hard as possible to make students depend on education. There's not too many familiar faces in this. Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos are the only ones around you'd remember. This film stays true to the true-life of the teacher and unlike Lean on Me doesn't rely on fictious elements to make the story move. Stand and Deliver also doesn't spend the entire film showcasing the students and blaming the teachers for everyone's problems. It's a simple little story that tells a true story about a man who made a difference if only for a short while. I highly recommend it. It is one of few positive Hispanic films around and that alone makes it a must-see.
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Summary: Interesting to watch but unforgiveably condescending.
Review: If you're like most people, you've already seen this film and you probably enjoyed it at least as much as I did. Hopefully you weren't taken in by its unabashedly "culture of poverty" perspective. The movie constantly lays the blame on Latino American popular culture for its own marginalization. It's all about insular, slutty, too macho to study losers. I could go on but there are just too many little details. The movie stacks its own deck of cards by focusing the most infamous of all the socio-academic-property-tax holy grails, the AP exam. It's also interesting to note that Escalante was later recruited by a prestigious California school and then fired for his severe, "I hate this job" persona.
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Summary: THE teacher movie.
Review: Inspired by this movie, I donned an apron and food service cap (like Olmos wears in the film) and chopped oranges on a cutting board to introduce fractions to my 5th grade students. It definitely got their attention and helped them visualize the concept. The point is, you've got to present a lesson in such a way that the kids can relate to it. This method is Jaime Escalante's legacy.
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Summary: A HERO IN AN UNHEROIC SITUATION
Review: Jaime Escalante was a teacher who inspired students who might otherwise slip through the cracks. He followed through with a group of kids who might otherwise not have a chance and he taught them calculus and gave them hope. This seems like fantasy, far-fetched and totally out of a Disney story. But it was real life. Edward James Olmos gives a good performance as the inspirational teacher who inspired a movie. Lou Diamond Phillips is supposed to be the toughest of the bunch, giving the teacher the most problems. But he turns out all right in the end. My brother, for some reason, wants to invite Lou Diamond Phillips to Thanksgiving. My brother says Phillips just seems like "a nice guy". My brother is not particularly a fan of Phillips. It is all about being a nice guy. The movie overall is a bit too "feel good" for my tastes, but there is nothing wrong with it. It is the kind of thing that my junior high school math teachers "rewarded" us with right before winter break... a nice movie (meaning we did not have to do classwork) about, what else? Math. There are a lot of movies that fall into this kind of category. They stretch back to Sidney Poitier's To Sir, With Love. Sandy Dennis in Up the Down Staircase. Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds. Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart.
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Summary: a very entertaining movie if you liked Dangerous Minds!
Review: my high school just performed the play version of this movie and i enjoyed it thoroughly. before it was performed, we viewed the movie, and i really enjoyed that too. if you enjoyed "dangerous minds", then this is a movie that should really entertain you. check it out. p.s. the dvd is a bare bones disc just a fullscreen presentation and THAT IS IT! ...
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Summary: ~=\*America's Youth Over Come Once Again*/=~
Review: Set in Garfield High School, L.A., this movie shows the potential of our youth set in motion with the help of a Bolivian teacher who believes all we need is "ganas" - the will power to do something. Based on a true story, Jaime Escalante (James Edward Olmos) over comes great obstacles to prepare his students for the A.P. Calculus exam and the real world they are about to enter. Their first taste of the world comes to them in the form of the E.T.S. as they are accused of cheating. They must now deal with the betrayal of the system they are finally eligible to compete in.
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Summary: Stand and Cheer for this Winner
Review: Stand and Deliver has often been promoted as a must-see for all teachers and students. I have to disagree. It's a must-see for everyone, regardless of educational attainment or profession. This movie, based on the true story of math teacher Jaime Escalante and his Garfield High students, shows us how one man's uncompromising work ethic can inspire others to overcome the most difficult adversities. Edward James Olmos is perfect as Escalante, a man who does not settle for mediocrity and sets out to instill that same philosophy in his students. No easy task, because his class is composed entirely of inner-city Latinos who have been conditioned by their circumstances to believe that they will never amount to much. Typifying this mindset is Angel (Lou Diamond Phillips, in a brilliant performance), a troublemaker who spends his nights boozing and joyriding with wild abandon. But with trademark Latino fire, Escalante pushes, and pushes, and then pushes some more. He requires his students to come to school early and leave late. He takes away their weekends, and even their summer vacation. And by the time he's done, they're ready to take the Advanced Placement Calculus test. Rarely do we see a film based on actual events that inspires us so profoundly. It's just a shame that it's not as well-known as it should be. (Count the number of reviews submitted here.) Just an aside: Olmos's name is not often mentioned when the topic of conversation is Hollywood's greatest actors. But did you know he got a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance in this film? The eventual winner: Dustin Hoffman.
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