"Stand and Deliver"

Paper Summary:

This paper explores the many themes, nuances and motivations underlying the movie "Stand and Deliver", including the issue of racial bias, the struggle to find a distinct sense of self, given one's multiracial background and the pertinent need of establishing an educational system sensitive to the needs and sensibilities of its multiracial student population.

Outline:
Introduction
Stand and Deliver
Culture and Cultural Bias
Cultural Differences and Cultural Integration
Multicultural Education

From the Paper:

"His mathematics class was composed of these troublemakers as well as other kids who came from poor Chicano families who were barely making ends meet. To add to his frustration, Garfield High School was also not exactly the most sophisticated educational institution in the block. Aside from the missing computers, the school was also severely lacking in educational materials, references, physical facilities. This then added to his burden of teaching and inspiring his class of students who had absolutely no interest in the subject and who were made up of completely varying intellectual abilities. As the film progresses, Jaime Escalante gains the trust and respect of his students through a combination of persistence, genuine concern for their future, and through his infallible authority and strength. He then discovers their gift for learning advanced mathematics subjects such as Calculus and Trigonometry."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Geib, Richard. Does Good Drama Make for Lazy Thinking. 6 July 2004. Rich Geib's Universe. 10 December 2007 <http://www.rjgeib.com/biography/inner-city-blues/stand-and-deliver-review.htm>
• Gustafson, Rud. Stand and Deliver. 2000. Parent Previews. 10 December 2007 <http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/stand-and-deliver.shtml>
• MacKay, Ellen. Stand and Deliver. Common Sense Media. 10 December 2007 <http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/Stand-Deliver.html>

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