Mr. Escalante for the most part is a really great teacher. He is dedicated to his job and to his students, he has a lover for the subject he teaches, he has a love for his students and believes in them like no one else does, he genuinely wants them all to succeed and make something of themselves, to break the trend of what is expected of them based on their race and where they live. Some examples of his good teaching are:
When Angel came to him asking him for an extra text book to work at home from so that his friends wouldn't see him working and think differently of him, instead of refusing him Mr. Escalante provided him with 2 extra books apart from the one that is allowed for class, he gave him one for his locker and one to keep at home.
Believing in his class and seeing their potential and proving this by having them work towards taking the AP Calculus test, when no one else believed they could do it, not even the students themselves, he made them believe they could do it, had them put in the work and he made the sacrifices to help them succeed. He went as far as to check himself out of the hospital early after having a stroke and falling down a flight of stairs, to come to class to prepare them for their exam.
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