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Directed by: Ramón Menéndez
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan
Runtime: 103 min
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Jaime Escalante teaches math, using unconventional methods1. He is the subject of a film directed by Ramón Menéndez2.
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synopsis — Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
credit — Directed by Ramón Menéndez.
Synopsis
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
