Stand and Deliver -- and how things fell apart

Jun 03, 2006 09:55

I loved the movie "Stand and Deliver", about the maverick math teacher in Los Angeles who created a hugely successful AP Calculus program at his high school. I remember seeing the movie in the theaters with my dad and aunt (my family NEVER went to the theaters normally) and the huge excitement I felt walking out of the movie theater. And of ( Read more... )

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stereotype441 June 3 2006, 17:33:55 UTC
Wow. Thank you for posting that. That's a story that needs to be told more widely.

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Follow up... anonymous June 7 2006, 14:41:33 UTC
Hey great post! It really highlights how important it is to keep success and failure stories in perspective, and follow up a bit. This really look different in the slightly longer term, don't they?

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