"Stand and Deliver" Movie (Pt. 1) - My Notes

Amanda Rogers
10/22/13
English 101
Stand and Deliver notes:

·        Observes Hispanic community driving to school

·         School lacks funding for computers/proper equipment

·         Students not engaged. Do not care to learn

·         Car broken into

·         States “I want to teach”

·         Catches student’s attention by dressing up, chopping an apple.

·         Connects with students on their level, makes them laugh

·         Fight breaks out in school, stops rebellious student from being involved.

·         Uses real life example to teach math to students, interacts while teaching

·         Good attitude with students, funny

·         Encourages rebellious student to answer math question. Says “you can do it”

·         Get all students to engage in learning by asking them to repeat after him several times

·         School lacks resources for students

·         Other teachers in school obviously unmotivated to teach “illiterate students”

·         “Students will rise to the level of expectations you give them”

·         “There are people in this world who will assume that you know less than you do because of your name and completion” - Mr. Escalante

·         Lou diamond Philips expresses to teacher he wants to “get straight” after leaving class.

·         Shows students talking about the test, weighing the pros and cons of taking it and not taking it

·         We see student’s home lives. Students taking care of kids/parents, poverty.

·         Girls mothers does not encourage her to keep studying, asks her to turn off light.

·         Lou diamond Philips walks in late, teacher sends him to councilor. Expresses he wants to stay in class, teacher lets him

·         Expresses interest in the girl who is quitting school. “She should make her own choices”

·         Parents would rather have her work

·         Shows students enjoying being in class

·         Using “boyfriend girlfriend” example word problems

·          “Our kids can’t handle calculus, we don’t even have the books” – other teacher says. “If they try and don’t succeed, they’ll shadow what little self-confidence they have”

·         Teaches summer school so the students can get ahead

·         Stars teaching calculus “Pass the AP exam and get college credit.”

·         “I’m doing this so I don’t have to depend of some young guy the rest of my life”- females student to mother

·         “you love scaring us into doing stuff, gets old” - student

·         Genuinely cares and takes interest in students. – gives each students same amount of attention

·         Doesn’t let the students attitudes get to him, pushed students to go beyond what they think they can do