Escalante: The Best Teacher in America
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Subject of many news stories, the hero of a major movie, Stand and Deliver, Jaime Escalante is an outstanding example of excellence and dedication, not only for the teaching profession, but for everyone concerned about education in America. This is the story of his entire career, including the development of the teaching techniques that got such brilliant results from the desperate students of gang-ridden Garfield High in East Los Angeles.
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