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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Stand and Deliver


This is a very good movie, which contains both of dramatic senses and dynamic actions. Why is this movie successful? Or why is that math teacher triumphant?
In my opinion, Mr. Escalante’s success is based in his contribution for the class. It is impossible to distinguish between teacher and class because he, himself is the class. He has a new method or an appropriate way to teach calculus to the tough students.
If I say, it is another kind of revolution, which is drastically available to turn from minus zero to plus hundred. He approaches the students as a friend, as a colleague, as a teacher, as a family member. He worries for students’ future. He worries for students’ failure. He makes individual discussion with the students, with his passion, sympathy, empathy and the power of a good teacher. He loves and admires in art and humanity (just like our Professor Carter).
He loves the class. He wishes the students’ success. He gives his time and life for the class. Once, even he falls down of stairs for his heart attack. He is a miracle worker.
The climax comes when the students are accused of cheating because they do well in the calculus exam. It shows one of the human natures, which becomes unbelievable when something breakthrough from its zero potential; in other words, when something suddenly transfer from its lowest level to highest level.
This is the movie, which has the sense that not only to be watchable, but also to be thinkable.

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