Title: Jaime Escalante Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Headings: Jaime Escalante Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Jaime Escalante
Also Known For : Teacher
Birth Place : La Paz, Bolivia
Died On : March 30, 2010
Zodiac Sign : Capricorn
Jaime Escalante Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Early life and education
Development of career
Calculus class
Recognition
Further work
Later life

Content: His methods worked, and the number of students passing the exam was increasing which inspired a book and a movie to be produced. The book written by Jay Mathews was released in 1988 and was called “Escalante: The Best Teacher in America,” and a movie “Stand and Deliver” followed shortly. Further work
After Escalante’s work became publicly known, he continued working and preparing students for the calculus exam. Some people disliked his popularity, and Jaime Escalante began receiving threat mail. The conflicts in Garfield high school escalated, and in 1900 Escalante lost his position in the maths department. His classes were overcrowded, sometimes more than 50 students attended them instead of the allowed 35, and this also raised some debate about Escalante’s work. As his class reached top interest in 1991, he was forced to leave Garfield because of the scandals and political situation inside the school. Jaime Escalante started working in Sacramento in California, which attracted vast numbers of his previous students from Garfield. To honor his accomplishments, in 1993 an asteroid was named after Escalante – “ 5095 Escalante”.