Is Mr. Escalante a good teacher?

Yes, I believe Mr. Escalante is a good teacher because he cares about his students and he believes in them. He goes out of his way for his students, like when he talked to Ana's father about keeping her in school instead of just being a waitress because he believed she could be so much more. He is invested in their futures and he creates personal relationaships with them. He could have let one student drop out of calculus for an okay-paying job, but he convinced him not too by showing him he could only see "the turns but not the path ahead" and in the long run, doing well in school would get him farther. He believes his students will rise to his expectations. If a teacher doesn't believe in his/her students, then most likely they will not try very hard or believe in themselves. And if a teacher doesnt care, neither will the students. But mr. Escalante does care and he does believe in them, making him a good teacher.

Stand and deliver pt 1 notes

-no funding for computers

-Gang symbols on white board and student are unruly

-some don't speak English

-his neighbor seems judged about him wanting to teach

-stops kid from joining fight

-let's same kid walk out of class but he seems hesitant and then goes back to mr. Escalante for 3 books so his friends don't think he actually cares

-school in danger of losing accreditation, he believes students will rise to expectations, implements daily quizzes

-makes one student sit in front of entire class when she refused to take quiz until she goes and takes it

-shows kids who act out taking care of their families

-talks to one girls father about how she should be in school and not working, not supportive of his daughter

-convinced him however, as she shows up in class the next day. With the right answer to the problem they were working on no less

-other teachers laugh when he says he wants to teach calculus 

-threatens to quit

-"all you see is the turn, but you dont see the road ahead"