Stand and Deliver is a 1988 drama film made by Ramon Menendez. It all starts when Jaime Escalatne has been assigned to teach a group of drop out prone students in Garfield High School. This high school is located in East Los Angeles, where the majority of Latino students from working class families reside. This school does not have the best reputation and their accreditation is at risk. Jaime wants to make a difference in his student’s academic lives, he wants them to excel. Even though his students don’t care about academics, Jaime would strategize and find a way to help them. For example, Jaime would choose the method of scaring and motivating his students in class. He wasn’t afraid to yell at his students for being rude, violent, lazy or …show more content…
Day by day, the students would start to enjoy the class. Jaime would help them learn mathematics step by step, this was a hard task for the students in the beginning. The students would become frustrated, but Jaime wouldn’t let them give up so easily. Yet, Jaime and his students would have personal problems of their own, they were still determined about academics. After months of hard work during the school year and summer break, the class has finally reached the level of advanced mathematics. They were now learning calculus, Jaime would prepare his students for the AP Calculus exam. He knew this wasn’t going to be easy, all the stress thinking about it and volunteering to teach night school for free has taken a health toll on him. Jaime would end up having a minor heart attack during Night School. Even though he was told to take a break from teaching, this didn’t stop him from continuing teaching his students. He returned back to school and continued to prepare his students for the exam. Jaime had faith in his students, while others didn’t believe in them at all. This shows how he truly trusts their abilities. It was finally the day of the exam, all the material Jaime had taught his students will now be tested. While taking the exam, his students would take it with
A. Summary The students started the warm up; which contained a word problem and the students needed to figure out which person wrote the correct equation for the problem. Some students were able to get the problem, while other struggled until the teacher gave them a hint. Some students were concerned about their grades, so Ms. Velasquez had a talk with her class about grades. She told them that many of them were missing work and if they were to turn those in then their grade will go up.
Rodriguez was a “good student” he may have even been known as the “model student”. However he never had a real idea or opinion of his own. He only knew what the books he read told him. Rodriguez could “understand” everything he was taught and every he read, but he never knew why he was reading or what they meant to him(so he never really understood what it was). Ultimately Rodriguez was a “good student” that could “understand” the material on a academic bases to get the grade but, could not understand the material in life and how it could affect him and what it meant to him.
It is a dark, melancholy time; Grant feels he has little or no impact on his students. On the contrary, Grant has no empathy for his students, or sympathy for their hardships. From this moment, one can learn that he is frustrated with his life and with his role as a teacher. The man modeled seeks to control, not motivate. He is as cruel as the cold, unforgiving season of winter.
He feels like he is doing nothing in his life yet his aunt tells him to teach. This show we have no control because no matter how loud he yells she won’t listen to him. His aunt, Tante Lou, would just turn a blind eye. In chapter two he says how he feels about teaching, “I had told her many, many times how much I hated this place and all I want to do was go away. I had told her I was no teacher, I hated teaching, and I was just running in place here.
“You’re not telling us anything we don’t already know,” a girl in the front row said. “But why do we have to drink that Kool-Aid? We were all hoping you’d tell us that as Beacon teachers we could actually teach students something meaningful, not feed them corporate, federalized garbage.” “Not only are you going to have to feed them the Common Core, you’re going to have to make sure they’ve fully digested it,” James said. He was greeted with perplexed and frustrated expressions.
Catherine is unconscious, dreaming about her father. She dreams that he is there and suggests studying mathematics, introducing how invested he was in his studies. For instance, “You knew what a prime number was before you could read.” Also, “Even your depression is mathematical. Stop moping and get to work.”
He didn't allow himself to cut off other students' struggles and he sees ways that his learning can not only serve himself but others too.
Sanders supports his argument with the appeal of ethos by validating the fact that he is a college professor and sees students versus learners all the time. For instance, Sanders says “I see this [students being afraid of being wrong] most often when students turn in written papers (Sanders 4). By mentioning his first-hand account he is building is authority and trustworthiness on the subject at hand. Finally, Sanders appeals to pathos when he involves emotions and presents his invitation to students to become a learner. He addresses the reader as “you” to form the basic relationship.
She upholds her ideals, stays strong and is able to think critically about situations as she did when she was teaching. During her talks with Jason, who was also a former student of hers, she reminds the audience of her strong-minded character. Jason states, “A minus. It was a very tough course” (Edson 29). Professionally, Vivian had high standards and expectations.
Everyday, she excels in her job of caring for the children and making a difference in the community. Due to her kindness she would always bring thoughtful gifts for the children. She doesn 't have to do the classes with the children everyday but she continues to do it like Sylvia says “school supposed to let out in the summer I heard, but she dont never let up” (Bambara 96). The lessons learned while earning her degree has lead her to becoming a positive role model in the children 's lives; nonetheless, teaching them lessons that may never learn from others. She shows her passion in the story by saying “she said, it was only her right that she take responsibility for the young ones’ education.
Often enough teachers come into the education field not knowing that what they teach will affect the students in the future. This article is about how these thirteen rules are taught as ‘tricks’ to make math easier for the students in elementary school. What teachers do not remember is these the ‘tricks’ will soon confuse the students as they expand their knowledge. These ‘tricks’ confuse the students because they expire without the students knowing. Not only does the article informs about the rules that expire, but also the mathematical language that soon expire.
The diversity of student backgrounds, abilities and learning styles makes each person unique in the way he or she reacts to information. The intersection of diverse student backgrounds and active learning needs a comfortable, positive environment in which to take root. Dr. King continues by explaining, “Education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.” From back then to today’s society, kids are failing because they lack those morals that they need to succeed.
With the help from his students, their families, colleagues, and members from the community he learned how to be warm, empathetic, and genuine.
A significant turning point in the film is represented by a change classroom layout, instead of a conventional layout, students are in rows teacher at top of room, Erin rearranges the desk so that the students are looking, and arguably learning, from each other. In this film M is an accompaniment rather than the a dominant aspect of Erin’s teaching approach. Awareness: What a teacher knows about their students: interests, talents, and concerns, personal histories, family backgrounds, previous results (Fenstermacher and Soltis’, 2004). Erin awareness of students is gained through department scores, discussions with teaching staff and student diary entries.
Throughout my training, I implemented various strategies for engaging students in small groups and rigorous lessons. My role as a teacher is to communicate effectively, be respectful, and have self-worth and confidence. I did fear making wrong choices throughout this field experience. I set high expectations the students to achieve high goals. Teaching to me opened doors to many students’ lives.