"If I catch you on the streets am gonna kick the shit out of you" LMAO😂 Priceless

We need more teachers like Mr. Escalante who are passionate and determined to teach their students and have the guts to stand up for them.

The crazy thing is the school made the students retake the test twice and they still aced both of them, just proves how much of a figure Jaime Escalante was for students

I have only met one teacher that was like this and she was fired for caring more about the students than defending the staff. She actually made you want to learn. I'll never forget you Mrs. Hall. You'll never know the impact you had on your students.

My school was very poor. The administration decided to invest in teachers instead of other things. Over 75% of our 125 graduating class won scholarships.

Mr. Escalante was later driven out of the public school system by the Teacher's Union. His success with kids that had been deemed "hopeless" made their consistent failure look bad.

The last line deserves a standing ovation.

I had one math teacher like him. He made math fun and easy. I suffered from bad math anxiety but the way he taught he made it look like a walk in the park.

“My kids can teach you a thing or two Johnny!” LOL

coming from a community where I was ment to fail, I cried while watching him fight for his students. I wish more people were that passionate about the youth.

I've had a few badass teachers like this they are rare but you never forget them

"There are two kinda of racism, singling out a group because they are members of a minority, and not singling out a group because they are members of a minority" That line shook me

My teacher won’t even loan me a pencil

“If I catch you on the street I’m gonna kick the sheeet outta you.”

Mr. Escalente RIP , you will be remembered for being a true inspiration to so many who needed your guidance, we need more teachers like this hero 👍

I've never seen this movie but I love that teacher. Awesome man sticking up for his kids.

“I catch you out in the street I kick the shit out of you” 😂😂😂😂

Mr. Escalante is the reason why I want to become a teacher, I want to improve the lives of kids less fortunate, like my teachers did for me. My teachers inspired me despite coming from a broken home, poor background, and being a racial minority. They pushed me to be better, and fought for me in school board meetings because I myself was accused of cheating on my SAT, they had my back. I wouldn't be where I am now without them, it's time I pay it forward.

That exiting comment...

In 1984, I was a first year teacher at a high school and I can tell you first hand how cruel teachers can be when a new upstart becomes the schools favorite teacher. I was voted teacher of the year that year and was told that teachers rebelled and the determination was made that a first year teacher could not be teacher of the year. I quickly was transferred to a great charter type school that had amazing teachers. I was no longer the best teacher at the school and I was ok with that. I liked that and I loved being in such a first class teaching environment. 8 years later I moved from California to Virginia. I was approached one day by a lovely teacher who said, “please watch your back, the teachers here are trying to stab you in the back and get you fired.” I wash shocked and that pained me. That year, I had by far the highest AP History scores of any teacher in that school. The administration was stunned and yet they took all my APs away from me that year and gave me 5 separate preps (courses) for the next school year all out of my subject area. I knew what they were doing. I walked into the principals office immediately and turned in my resignation. It was the last year I ever taught. I’d had enough of strifes and jealousies.

Even in a role like this and from this long ago - Andy Garcia still has that moment where he goes off like a time bomb - it never fails. He and Pacino both you can always count on that.

2:44 I want him as a teacher so bad!

That last line was killer lol

Great scene and really, they all had their points. Escalante knew how well he taught his kids and how well they responded, and rightly felt unfairly accused. But Ramirez and Pearson also were right - it didn't have to be racism, just a school where students usually all failed, suddenly doing incredibly... that had to be suspicious. Still, you can't help but cheer for Escalante... awesome job by Olmos here!

I graduate in one year and will begin my career as a teacher. I hope to have the same passion as Escalante.

I wish this portrayal of an educator, who actually cares about their students, was apparent in real life. We need more caring and nurturing teachers who are actually there to teach, connect with their students and watch them students succeed.

I had a US history teacher that was so passionate about her job she got everyone eager about coming to class. I forget her name but she was absolutely amazing. We'd come to class with music playing from the time period. Half of the lights were always off and the windows were always open. At the end of the year she took the top 3 highest scores for the TAKS test (Texas state test that determines if you pass or fail the grade) and she told the class the top 3 scores and I was #1. She recommended me for AP government but I turned it down. She told me she was disappointed and that I had a lot of potentional but I didn't care about school enough. Just history class so I needed the easier class to make sure I passed it. I ended up getting the 2nd highest score on the US history portion in the entire grade (11th grade). My friend Daniel got the highest by literally 1 question. I missed 1 question.

Mr. Escalante had his own teaching show on KCET. I used to watch it back in the early 90's. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger made an appearance.

“Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime.” Those kids learned to fish because of him

The way he threaten him was classic

I grew up during the 80s. This movie had a larger impact on me than I thought back then. I look at the role of Mr. Scalante’ as a hero among hero’s. The students which were portrayed perfectly , Lou Diamond Phillips etc. more movies like this should be made (and showed), in public schools. It seems that today’s generations are entitled and obstinate years authority, it starts ...... at home.

The school board was so surprised that the class made a complete turn around in their grades that they automatically think they all cheated , that's that some crazy bullcrap

Best thing of this entire movie: Mr Escalante's example. We rarely have nowadays characters that are role models of perseverance, good will and determination such as him.

This is one of the MOST motivational films EVER!

There are two kinds of racism, Mr. Escalante. Singling out a group because they're members of a minority and NOT singling out a group because they're members of a minority.

What's awesome about this scene is that this is practically word for word what happened between the real Jaime Escalante & the investigators.

I’ve only had one teacher who stood up for me. A Puerto Rican names Mrs. Martínez. The rest of the teachers never truly got my back. Mrs. Martínez, my honors thesis in biochemistry and my folks effort was for you. Si se pudo.

I agree that if it were Beverly Hills High School with these scores, no-one would care. But that's not Racism, that's Discrimination based on Class (Income).

One of the reasons this is my most favorite scene is because it really shows that the teacher cares about his students and is willing to defend them.

Imagine a teacher being this passionate about his kids...

How times have NOT changed! Now with social media this would’ve blown up to so much more and those two would’ve lost their jobs

Andy Garcia got out acted by a Legend Eddie Olmos

How do I reach these kiiiiiids

I met Eddie Olmos. Great guy. I never knew he had dyslexia. He's a great actor.

This movie is still one of my favorites. I wanted him as a teacher back in the day.

While this is almost certainly a case of discrimination, the issue they bring up is that when a school who has historically preformed extremely poorly suddenly within the gap of a single year gets some of the best grades possible there is a reasonable amount of suspicion that should be applied there. Not to the level that these detectives were applying of course, but it should be looked into because improvement like that normally doesn't happen in the blink of an eye, its just statistically improbable.

If I become a teacher, I will defend my students 110%.

That comb over ain’t fooling no one

I had a middle school english teacher names Mrs. Peoples. She was and still is the best teacher I have ever met. She taught english when I was in 6th or 7th grade not sure about the year. But she was just liked that, cared for every kid like they were her own. The only reason I remember her so well is because of how much she helped me. Not only with class but as a person. She also had this really thick southern accent that was just really enjoyable to listen to, at least for me. The most unfortunate part is that her and her husband past away during a trip to I believe china or somewhere in eastern asia. I even think it was a trip for school. If I remember right it was because of an accident involving the airplane. I never got the full story. RIP to her and all alike.

vincent corleone realized he couldn't be the boss of the family so decided to work in school districts

My father and mother were teachers-we come from Chile-South America-we were political refugees and we ended up in this beautiful country , Australia in 1987. My mother in Chile was a Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Math Teacher. My father was a Spanish teacher. When we got here, my mothers qualifications were not recognised, although the degree of knowledge and what was being taught was superior in Chile, as for example, what kids in year 7 were taught in Biology, the kids in Chile were taught that in year 4. she had to go to uni for 4 years again to get her degrees recognised. My father went straight to teaching again a week after we arrived. Both my parents came from poor backgrounds. Both my parents struggled here as there to make something of themselves. My father , year after year was awarded the best Spanish teacher in New South Wales. My mother taught in the worst schools in Sydney with limited english, yet her students were always, year after year in the top 5% of Biology and Chemistry in the state. Both my parents loved teaching, despite the fact that both taught at underprivileged schools. Thats what drove them apart from raising three boys.Raising the standards and knowledge of the boys and girls that sat in their classrooms. To this day both my father and mother, though retired, get emails and messages or calls from past students thanking them for pushing and teaching them with respect and love. Teachers never give up on their students. My parents would often say that teachers are the second or first role models of students, simply because it is them they see everyday, from them they get to understand their own sense of accomplishment , they see how teachers carry themselves and the dedication they have to their students, which in turn translates to the dedication they show themselves. Teachers are amazing human beings. They are the ones you entrust your children with to learn not only the syllabus, but many many other things. Teachers are undervalued, many are underpaid, but if a teacher is worth his paycheck, your child is in safe hands, hands that will guide them into adulthood, hands that will mold their minds. And as for us, having teachers as parents, seeing the sacrifices they made for us, watching them get home ,clean and cook dinner, take us to do sports or to the park or wherever, come home and KEEP working correcting homework or creating a new unit of study etc for their students, they didn’t cease working, pulling 12 ,14, 16 hour days, not many people realize that teachers continue working long after the school bell has rung for the day, and the sun has gone down. I’ve learnt alot from my parents, but the number one thing they taught me, us, is to serve our fellow humans, that there is nothing more noble or worthwhile to dedicate your time and life to help, to teach and to nurse people, i am a paramedic-first responder-my younger brother lives in Los Angeles and works in the State school system with underprivileged Gang related schools, and my oldest brother works as a personal carer and has studied geriatric medicine- we all serve our fellow human beings-because thats what our parents did-they served and made a difference-thats what teachers teach-making a difference-in your life, in your family’s life, in your community, for everybody. To all teachers around the world. You all are amazing people. I am in your debt, we all are.

Quote from Stand and Deliver: (Jaime Escalante) ''Dreams accomplish wonderful things.'' To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.

2:41 Direct threats are crimes; I'd recommend hinting around with other aggressive conversational tactics and/or body language. Simple math.

And to think in this year 2021 Garfield CANCELED the math program built by this man, Jaime Escalante, for being "too difficult." How ironic.

I enjoyed watching this movie in Math since the 7th grade, I’m in college now, and I watch it almost all the time. Its a great movie

Want to see the test? *Show me the test!* We can't do that

Those kids did not cheat, they “misinterpreted” the rruuulesz Eric cartman

It’s that one Cuban guy who played someone in The Godfather

They put Andy Garcia up to this? Man.

That door slam was abnormally a mic drop lol respect

Edward James Olmos is the only actor who could have made this movie work. This was his best film!

That comb over is out of this world 🌎🔥😂

Saw this in the theater. That last line still rings in my head when I get angry at someone who has committed an injustice.

Edward James Olmos is such a good actor. This scene was well done by him. He deserved the Oscar nomination in this film.

that last part makes me wanna watch the whole movie

WHY HAVEN'T I SEEM THIS MOVIE!! ILL BE BACK AFTER I WATCH IT!!

I was never the best at school. I always had mediocre grades. Mostly C’s maybe a D thrown in there somewhere but along came this teacher who just knew how to teach me. She taught me so much about learning and school. She taught me things about life too just talked to me about the future and growing up. She played a huge impact on me growing up and learning new things. She used to say if I don’t know something today don’t stress about it. Give it time u will eventually get it. She called me smart when everybody else didn’t. I really appreciate her and everything she taught me. Before she left with her husband to a new state to start a family she gave her class this bracelet that said “never give up, you got this.” I was in middle school when I received that bracelet, I’m 28 now and I have that bracelet framed.

OLmos, Garcia, Phillips...what a cast!!

I wish teachers had balls like this in real life...

What happened was that the students all uniformly answered a few of the questions wrong in exactly the same way. The issue turned out to be that Escalante had made a mistake in teaching a particular Calculus method and since the kids learned the techniques "step by step", they all duplicated Escalante's mistake. If you didn't know that, the duplication of their errors would be a huge red flag indicating cheating.

“No proof of wrongdoing, only a suspicion of cheating” “If they don’t, everyone will assume they cheated” So no proof but they’re allowed to make a conclusion. And he has the nerve to say they’re being patient and listening to his complaints while they basically say suspicion and Likely hood is enough to punish them in the absence of proof

Mr Escalante goes ghetto with that last line.

"The identities of the students were concealed..." Bruh, they go to a school in the barrio, you know they're Hispanic without seeing their names.

This video is age restricted? That's sad.

Mr. Escalante was so successful he was given his own Battlestar.

Damn that last line was the cherry on top. Great work by both actors

2:19 brotha makes a solid point

What a good man and great teacher!

Best Teacher Ever

Little did Mr. Escalante knew he was arguing with the owner of three Las Vegas casinos that would be robbed by George Clooney a decade later

Man what a powerful scene! Too bad passion like this doesn’t exist in today’s world.

Mom: There something going on here that no one talking about. Me: No one has the right to accuse me of eating all the ice cream. No one has the right to accuse me of eating all the ice cream!!!!!

*HOW DO I REACH THESE KEEEEEEDS?!*

What’s great about films like these is that there is no clear good & bad. Both sides make excellent points & you understand why they believe/do what they believe/do

"if this was Beverly hills high school then you 2 wouldn't be here" lmao

if he isn't racist, then why does the accusation immediately get under his skin like that? You gotta read between the lines folks.

“No one has the right to accuse me of racism” Try to say that, in modern days, in this world

I forgot about this movie! ❤️. We need more teachers like this & people in general like this. These type of morales seem highly non existent.

Andy Garcia and EJO are excellent in this scene.

I always use tht ending line when I get fired from a job

Im grabbing this movie if I see it at the goodwill or anywhere....

He reached theese keeds.

I hate when people make themselves the victims like the 2 investigators.

A whole class of underprivileged kids passed an advanced calculus exam with the help of a determined teacher, you'd think they'd be praised as a success of the education system and the teacher would be nominated to run for President.

If that was me having this argument with ETS experts, I would call the press and denounce the issue, make a scandal. Then I would talk to an attorney expert in civil rights, threat to sue ETS, that would be a great PR scandal. Students would have never forced to retake the test.

Ok this is freaking me out because I remember this scene being the same but the social workers were two white men, the one who said "No one has the right to accuse me of racism!!" looked like a Tucker Carlson clone, from which that outburst would be a lot more disturbing. And the office was darker; looked more English. WTF!?

Teachers play a big part in our life much respecto

Hes not wrong about the school difference, even today it still happens. Racism is the worst and longest battle cause no matter how good you are or how much good you can do, you will always be label and treated differently.

2:42 love this part

I love this scene because I side with both parts. I change my position at each sentence. Good stuff.