The story of Jaime Escalante (John Combover), a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.
You might not think a story about math and calculus would be that interesting, but actually this is pretty good. Not as dramatic or intense as "Dangerous Minds", but shows us what is possible with the right teacher and students who believe in themselves. (Exactly how true it is I have no idea, but at least the general concept is true.) I would have liked to see more or the students. The home life seemed a bit silly at times, as though the students wanted more and the parents wanted them to fail. Is that right? I suppose it could be, but something seemed very two-dimensional about it.
You might not think a story about math and calculus would be that interesting, but actually this is pretty good. Not as dramatic or intense as "Dangerous Minds", but shows us what is possible with the right teacher and students who believe in themselves. (Exactly how true it is I have no idea, but at least the general concept is true.) I would have liked to see more or the students. The home life seemed a bit silly at times, as though the students wanted more and the parents wanted them to fail. Is that right? I suppose it could be, but something seemed very two-dimensional about it.