1. I believe that Mr. Escalante, in the film Stand and Deliver, is a good example of a teacher because he taught to the the students. He taught his lessons in a way that they would understand it, for example in one of the classroom scene he gave them a algebraic problem involving jigalos and their hoes. Some parents may not view it as good, but the students enjoyed it and they learned how to solve the problem. He also genuinely enjoyed teaching and interacting with the students. In many scenes he would try and motivate the students or talk to their parents so that they would have more education opportunities, and he argued with the AP Test administrators when they accused his students of cheating because he had faith in them. While overall he is a good teacher he was also a bad teacher at times like when he refused to admit that he was wrong on a problem and all the students had the correct answer.
2. Brown believes that a good teacher will have a tremendous dedication to his job and the learning of the students along with preparation for the future and support for the students. Mr. Escalante fits these criteria because he devoted so much of his life and time to teaching the students that he began to neglect his own family and even had a heart attack because of the stress of preparing them for the AP Test. With his help he was able to convince the students families to help the students succeed and go to college and he taught them all the knowledge that they needed to pass the AP Test with a 100% pass rate.
3.Sir Ken Robinson's main criteria for good teaching is to be creative. He wants the students to understand what happens in the real world and not to focus on what's right and what's wrong.
4. If there was no background outside of the classroom Robinson would most likely rate Mr. Escalantes teaching badly except for the real world applications of it. But when it is taking into context he would have to rate Mr. Escalante well because Mr. Escalante is a math teacher and the only way you can teach math is through solving the problems and learning if you are right or wrong. You are not suposed to be creative inside of a math classroom, you are supposed to learn logical thinking and how to use math. Mr. Escalante did try very hard to teach his students calculus for the AP exam so that they would get college credit for the class. Robinson would have rate Mr. Escalante well on that part because he is trying to help them succeed in life.
O.k., these answers are pretty general and generic. For instance, when you say, "He also genuinely enjoyed teaching and interacting with the students. In many scenes he would try and motivate the students or talk to their parents so that they would have more education opportunities, and he argued with the AP Test administrators when they accused his students of cheating because he had faith in them," which scenes? What specific actions do you see Mr. Escalante taking, and what are his students' specific actions in response? Look for and then provide details, specific details--evidence to back up your assertions.
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