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Stand And Deliver Apa Citation

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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 drama film made by Ramon Menendez. It all starts when Jaime Escalatne has been assigned to teach a group of drop out prone students in Garfield High School. This high school is located in East Los Angeles, where the majority of Latino students from working class families reside. This school does not have the best reputation and their accreditation is at risk. Jaime wants to make a difference in his student’s academic lives, he wants them to excel. Even though his students don’t care about academics, Jaime would strategize and find a way to help them. For example, Jaime would choose the method of scaring and motivating his students in class. He wasn’t afraid to yell at his students for being rude, violent, lazy or …show more content…

Day by day, the students would start to enjoy the class. Jaime would help them learn mathematics step by step, this was a hard task for the students in the beginning. The students would become frustrated, but Jaime wouldn’t let them give up so easily. Yet, Jaime and his students would have personal problems of their own, they were still determined about academics. After months of hard work during the school year and summer break, the class has finally reached the level of advanced mathematics. They were now learning calculus, Jaime would prepare his students for the AP Calculus exam. He knew this wasn’t going to be easy, all the stress thinking about it and volunteering to teach night school for free has taken a health toll on him. Jaime would end up having a minor heart attack during Night School. Even though he was told to take a break from teaching, this didn’t stop him from continuing teaching his students. He returned back to school and continued to prepare his students for the exam. Jaime had faith in his students, while others didn’t believe in them at all. This shows how he truly trusts their abilities. It was finally the day of the exam, all the material Jaime had taught his students will now be tested. While taking the exam, his students would take it with

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