OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaJaime Escalante was a math teacher who believed that every student could be super smart! He showed the world that with a caring teacher and lots of practice, kids can learn anything. Jaime proved that math can be an exciting adventure!
Jaime taught a very hard math subject called calculus at Garfield High School in Los Angeles. Many people thought his students could not learn such hard math, but Mr. Escalante knew they could do it! He made his classes fun and pushed his students to work harder than ever before. His students passed big tests and proved everyone wrong!
- A famous movie called “Stand and Deliver” was made about Jaime Escalante and his students!
- He moved from Bolivia to the United States and had to learn English before he could teach.
- Jaime’s students did so well on advanced math tests that the testing company did not believe the scores at first!
