Stand and Deliver

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S R Powerful film based on a true story. When I saw it as a kid it made me want to learn and be a successful student. It still does. Inspiring. Saw on Tubi. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Audience Member Stand and deliver what you have even if it isn't good enough Based on the true story directed by Ramon Menendez Mr. Escalante by James Almos is a newly hired at James A. Garfield high school teacher The school lacks funding and resources They'll be put on probation at the end of the year if the students can't learn mathematics The problem is that they're delinquents and are prone to dropout Escalante is determined though to push them hard to succeed teaching calculus As a result the 14 students all scored the same scores and it was highly questioned by the Educational Testing Service, they were accused of cheating But in actuality they were all taught the same way and they had to retake it--one got accepted into Columbia university another joined the military and 12 passed with scores of four and five There's a lot of classroom scenes and we don't really delve too much into these students' lives But the film captures the culture of the Eastside of Los Angeles Olmos is spectacular here and he won an Oscar nomination for best actor Library of Congress then in 2011 selected the movie in the National Film Registry All you see is the turn not the road ahead, can kids ever bounce back?, intelligence and self improvement can still exist even for kids in the Barrio life, bad things can change, one person can truly make a difference The location filmed in Boyle Heights is the strongest existing link between Garfield high school being uncompromising and unconventional math teacher, the unjustly scrutinized students, and the film that gave inspiration The film shows the potential and power that exists in students/teachers that so many would doubt easily serving as a good underdog drama Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Margaret C Watched this in history class. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Jerod S Stand and Deliver is the educator's Remember the Titans. Rag tag group of students beat the PreCalculus odds by being led by a teacher that believes in them despite the odds. 80s greatness. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Stand and deliver what you have even if it isn't good enough Based on the true story directed by Ramon Menendez Mr. Escalante by James Almos is a newly hired at James A. Garfield high school teacher The school lacks funding and resources They'll be put on probation at the end of the year if the students can't learn mathematics The problem is that they're delinquents and are prone to dropout Escalante is determined though to push them hard to succeed teaching calculus As a result the 14 students all scored the same scores and it was highly questioned by the Educational Testing Service, they were accused of cheating But in actuality they were all taught the same way and they had to retake it--one got accepted into Columbia university another joined the military and 12 passed with scores of four and five There's a lot of classroom scenes and we don't really delve too much into these students' lives But the film captures the culture of the Eastside of Los Angeles Olmos is spectacular here and he won an Oscar nomination for best actor Library of Congress then in 2011 selected the movie in the National Film Registry All you see is the turn not the road ahead, can kids ever bounce back?, intelligence and self improvement can still exist even for kids in the Barrio life, bad things can change, one person can truly make a difference The location filmed in Boyle Heights is the strongest existing link between Garfield high school being uncompromising and unconventional math teacher, the unjustly scrutinized students, and the film that gave inspiration The film shows the potential and power that exists in students/teachers that so many would doubt easily serving as a good underdog drama Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A brilliant motivating movie. The actors are great and the soundtrack is good. Overall its a joy to watch. The only problem is that is too short, for me it would have been way better if it was made as an tv series. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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