Garfield High School

Urban schools are most always portrayed in a negative light. Such is the case in the movie called Stand and Deliver which takes place in a high school in East Los Angeles during the 1980’s. This movie is based off a true story about a teacher by the name of Jaime Escalante, played by Edward Olmos, who worked diligently with a group of roughneck students because he thought that every student has the potential to learn. He believed that if the students and teacher had enough “Ganas” or motivation that students would supersede the expectations of any educational setting. Armed with his motivation he set out to teach 18 students far more math than they ever imagined they would learn; he taught them Calculus for them to take the AP Calculus Exam.…

Film Summary Stand and Deliver (1988) is a film that discusses and is based on Jaime Escalante. It starts with Escalante becoming a math teacher at James A. Garfield High School, a school whose student population is primarily Latino. The school is underperforming academically, which causes many of the teachers to feel like the kids are a lost cause. Unlike the other teachers, Escalante is undeterred by this obstacles and believes his students are capable of doing well if they are given good…

“The only thing I ask from you is 'ganas' 'desire'. If you don't have the 'ganas', I will give it to you because I am an expert.” The quote is from movie “ stand and deliver” when the teacher Jaime Escalante encouraged his students not to give up studying Maths. This movie is based on the true story A maths teacher Jaime Escalante teached in Garfield public high school who use his passion and persistence to motivate a group of students who lack of resources and desire to study. Garfield is a…

From the moment he stepped foot in Garfield High School, Jaime Escalante was determined to show his class of delinquents that they had the potential to turn their lives around. Mr. Escalante inspired his students to apply themselves, starting in mathematics. Although he first taught them basic math, Mr. Escalante was confident in his students’ ability to excel in calculus and even pass the Advanced Placement exam. Mr. Escalante used unconventional teaching methods to help his students overcome…

the public school system, I wanted to be a music teacher. Music has always been a strong pull in my life. I have learned most of my common school skills with music. I have always loved to sing with the radio when I was with my mom in the car, I loved to sing my abc’s, I loved to sing my times tables, and also my states and capitols. When I got to middle school I picked up the trumpet for the first time. I loved to play and loved my teacher, but I had braces which got me to change my mind on…

Today the trial Scopes vs. Tennessee also known as the monkey trial will be in court, Teacher John Scopes is brought to court for teaching the theory of evolution to his high school students, which is against the law in the state of Tennessee. John Scopes is a 24 year old teacher who teaches general science at a high school in Dayton, Tennessee, earlier this year in march in the state of Tennessee they passed a law called the Butler Law which prohibited teachers in the state of tennessee to…

activity. So, do kids have enough time to just be kids? The answer is no. “To have them work six hours a day at school and then go home and work for hours at night does not seem right. It doesn’t allow them to have a childhood.” (Diane Garfield) We work for six hours a day at school for 5 days a week, and there is almost never a day for us to just relax and be kids. “Kids today are overwhelmed!” (Marian Wilde)This is true for many reasons. Kids activities can last for up to 2-3 hours for…

Early life and education Emma Dumont was born as Emma Noelle Roberts on 15 November 1994, in Seattle, Washington. She joined Washington Middle School, later went to James A. Garfield High School before she was homeschooled to achieve her acting and modeling passion. Dumont also studied at Orange County High School o Arts in the Theater Conservatory, and Music, located in Santa Ana, California. She is White in ethnicity and holds American nationality. At her early age of three, Dumont began…

Twin City is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 1,752. Twin City gets its name from the combining of two adjacent cities: Graymont and Summit. The population density was 489.3 people per square mile. There were 632 housing units at an average density of 176.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 45.66% White, 53.60% African American, 0.40% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or…

High School students should not be required to take art classes again. “Making An Art of Education” states that many elementary schools are incorporating arts education in their curriculum, so why should it actually be repeated? During end of the year-awards ceremonies and recognition events, students are promoted to the next grade because they have become proficient in the current set of classes including art classes. If they have become proficient in 5th or 8th grade art, what real world…