Do you still keep in contact with any? What did they end up becoming...

UC Berkeley? WOW! That's a top tier school, and it's a public college, too.

So

Wow that's awesome

That's so cool

teach a man how to download an mp3 file and he will always be poor

no he teache them how to trade

Now they make fish tacos for a living

@@MrAtown3057 no buddy that's what you do for a living.

To teach a man fish you have to give him fish.

Sounds par for the course.

You don’t ever go against DEMOCRATS

@@PInk77W1 ...and Republicans.

@@TheOHenry666 Republicans are a pushover compared to Democrats. 3 presidential debates All 3 moderators, hard core democrats. Democrats would NEVER let a Republican moderator in. Never.

@@PInk77W1 I think you are right in that about 80% of the major news media is basically an extension of the Democratic party leadership. Where I think we disagree, is mainly that I view that both parties are representing the same oligarchic, and really at this point, kleptocratic interests. The democrats are more styled towards big tech companies and the republicans are more styled towards Coal, Steel etc.. The class in America that controls both parties is really the corporate elite. Republican politicians somehow found a way to mimick the language of populism while turning around and screwing their voter base legislatively; The Democrats do the same and in addition are also insulting as hell. I wish we could all just come together and see that class interests are what's really at play here... they are trying to keep us divided over cultural issues that in the end do not effect the levers of power. Both parties a few months ago with the sanction of Trump (who is his own type of fraud), voted to further increase military spending and also to give trillions of taxpayer dollars to the stock market in which the Top 1% owns 50%, and the Top 10% owns 84% of it. Well, those are my two cents.

Not corny in the least. Completely true and I agree

Never doubt your words . Very on point ! He’s number 1 .

I wish I had a teacher like him!!!

The biostatistics were enlightening for me. Didn't really consider the long term effects. You had me at PhD. in Applied Mathematics.

Exactly, you don’t get a PhD in calculus

@@handhdhd6522 yeah, i was auto they worded it that way. idiots. lol

What's calculus?

she's very pretty actually. (but yeah, when i heard a PhD in Calculus...I'm like, what???)

I'm so glad you shared this. I am an academic advisor at a community college and it warms my heart to hear your story. Congratulations to you!

I never did get my degree because I passed everything else with high grades except for math. I wish I had known how to succeed back then.

@@sarcasticallyrearranged it's never too late! The time will continue to pass by and life will always get in the way. Take advantage of tutoring centers and be consistent with tutoring, form study groups, and be sure to choose a professor with a good reputation. You can do it!

So have I. I was lucky enough to have a great math teacher for the first nine weeks of school in the tenth grade. He was a retired Army Colonel who, like Escalante cared about his kids. It was a first year Algebra course and I came out with a high 'C' for that grading period. I was so proud of that grade and had begun to actually look forward to coming to class instead of dreading it. That did not last long. On the first day back to class after the Thanksgiving Holidays, I and another boy were, and without any notice or explanation pulled out of class and transferred to another teacher. I was devastated. To put it bluntly, this woman could have cared less. When I went after school for help, I was ignored. I begged my Mother to intervene and at least talk to my guidance counselor about transferring me back to "Colonel's" class, she refused. "Well, if you don't care, then I don't care", I told her. I never passed Algebra.

@@pamalford8319 When was this??? Just find another teacher. They are out there. Lots of unacceptable ones, too.

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Way back in 1966.

@@pamalford8319 Jesus!! How old are you, sorry if this is out of topic I'm just curious.

It gets easier if you use it all the time. Here's a good example: When I am shopping, I am constantly juggling biochemistry, calorie-to-dollar ratios, protein-to-calorie ratios, etc. Now, of course, I have shortcuts. I know which areas of the store to put more attention toward. But the point is, I'm not just mentally lazily grabbing things that look good. Even with inflated prices, I still keep my bill under 200 a month, nearly all organic, or at least extremely low on pesticides, heavy metals and undesirable chemicals like "aluminum bicarbonate". Save money, be super healthy, lose brain cells at a much slower rate than the average American (okay, that's more biochemistry), groceries are just one little thing math benefits. It's everywhere, finances, home improvement, mechanics, electronics, programming... The entire universe is just a bunch of mathematical data. We might even be in a computer simulation for all we know.

I’m not Latino I’m African American. This country is in great need of teachers like him of all races! If I had the opportunity to learn calculus from him I would go to an all Mexican school in a flash!!

@@mansamusa2012 I feel that and I apologize if I sounded one sided on this. It’s just often in the Latino community you hear about people making contributions and a difference in the community… in the Latino community in America being Bolivian is a very small percentage… many people aren’t even aware that Bolivia is an actual country… and seeing the fact that a Bolivian made some big contributions to the education system here in America… makes me proud and makes me say yeah I’m part of the LITTLE COUNTRY THAT COULD

He has an awesome movie.. thats way better than a parade lol

He needs a school in his name

I’m from the country where Mr Escalante came from Bolivia... and I can tell you that we acknowledge for the contributions he made to the rise of the Latin communities... we acknowledge him as an example of Bolivians in America who made a difference

A street in Los Angeles near Garfield High School named in his Honor. Rename Martin Luther King to Jaime Escalate Boulevard

There were 2 middle schools being built while I was in 7th grade because there were too many kids going to one middle school. One was named after Jaime Escalante in Pharr Texas. ❤️

I think this is one of the most overlooked aspects of the film. I'm sure it was quite motivational to his students.

Look up book biographies and buy any applicable to him,

👏🥇

Yeah !! xD

Eric Escalante

yes they do.

@@ChickenMcThiccken shh they dont know dat

Alex, Their legacy lives forever in the people they inspire!

@@ChickenMcThiccken Your missing the point, a man only truly dies if he is forgotten. In this case, Mr. Escalante may be physically gone from this world but the light of his spirit and legacy burns in many of his students and other people.

Heroes get remembered but legends never die!!!!!

Your going to need ganas!!

Ganas

Oftentimes though the barriers in the environment are just too big to overcome them. 🤔😑

My teacher from elementary in 5th grade was like this man, i learned so much from him then from other teachers

Whats so Funny about that Marcus?

@Ran Ng Guess I don't. Or I don't feel it is necessary to do that, since I was not a student that was failing classes anyway.