Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The death of a master teacher

Did you know the untold story of Jaime Escalante, the inspiration for the wonderful movie "Stand and Deliver"? He was pretty much drummed out of the American educational system because of egos, entrenched behavior and unions. Here is a link to a column about his death.

Jaime's obituary

More importantly, here is a column in Reason magazine describing his departure from the educational field. Be sure to read the whole thing. It's quite interesting.
It is less well-known that Escalante left Garfield after problems with colleagues and administrators, and that his calculus program withered in his absence. That untold story highlights much that is wrong with public schooling in the United States and offers some valuable insights into the workings -- and failings -- of our education system.
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2 comments:

  1. MonikaMarch 31, 2010 at 2:20 AM

    He is a teacher of all time. It is very sad that he got physical pain by Cancer. But he really delivered inspiration to the society. I heard the bad news first at DISH TV
    . He is not dead , he will remain in our heart for ever.

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  2. lusiMarch 31, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    I heard earlier about the reason behind his resignation from the field. It was not fare. Often such thing happens with the good people. I hope he will get a better environment in Heaven. I watched " Stand and Deliver" in DIRECT TV.

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