[Missouri-l] Accessible World presents Friday Night at the Movies, February 26, 2010

[Nancy Lynn]

News Wire:
Movie: Stand And Deliver

In 1982, a new troublemaker hit Garfield High. He was tough. He was wild. He
was willing to fight. He was the new math teacher.


Starring: Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia and Lou Diamond Phillips

Director: Ramon Menendez

Year: 1988, Genre: Drama, Rating: PG, Described. Audio only, mp3 format

Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense
mathematic teacher in a tough East L. A. high school. Handed a classroom
full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his
young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage,
Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, evoking the
names of famous Spaniards and Latin Americans whose great accomplishments
were predicated on their ability to learn. The students gradually come to
realize that the only way they'll escape their own poverty-stricken barrio
is to improve themselves intellectually. As a result, the class' academic
achievements soar dramatically, too dramatically for the Educational Testing
Service, which is convinced that the class' high test scores are the results
of cheating. The triumphant exoneration of Escalante's students provides
Stand and Deliver with its rousingly upbeat conclusion.

Nancy Lynn, Group Facilitator
Email: Freespirit52 at charter.net

Date: Friday, February 26, 2010

Time: 6:00 PM PST, 7:00 PM MST, 8:00 PM CST, 9:00 PM EST
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