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Excerpt from the book
Topic Areas: Inspiring Others, Leadership, Mentoring, Motivation
Movie Title: Stand and Deliver
Distributed By: Warner Brothers, 1988
Rated: PG
Plot Summary: Jaime Escalante is a math teacher in an inner-city school in East Los Angeles, California. With unconventional teaching methods, he takes 18 students and gives them a chance to prove their abilities. Despite naysayers, they take an Advanced Placement calculus exam. With all 18 scoring off the charts, testing officials disqualify their scores and call them cheaters. The only way to prove themselves is to retake an even more difficult exam.
Description of the Scene: Mr. Escalante breaks the news to his students that they will only have one day to review for the retake exam. As he tries to offer encouragement, he pauses and moves into an inspiring and motivational moment with his students.
Start Time: 1:26:45 End Time: 1:27:45 Clip Duration: 1:00
Possible Discussion Questions:
- Does Mr. Escalante's speech work with the students? Why or why not?
- What appeals about Mr. Escalante's style?
- Is Mr. Escalante being a mentor or a coach? How?
- How did Mr. Escalante get the students to agree? Why did it work?
- Think of a time you were in this role. What worked; what didn't? What will you do differently next time?
- What was the roadblock the students ran into and how did the students handle it?
- Have you ever been on a team that didn't handle challenges well? What was that like? Is there anything that could have been done differently? If so, what?
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