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• ·         Part 2 Day 2
• ·          Attitude From Students:
• ·         They are inter-racial children, mostly Mexicans, some Asians, and some African Americans Downtown
• ·         He was trying to be firm, however the kids were deficient
• ·         The kids were interested in fighting, having sex and drugs.
• ·         Definitely not math or even school in general.
• ·         He see’s the children vandalizing the school. He got his car radio stolen, which was probably from the students
• ·         The teacher came in with a positive attitude but they didn’t
• ·         His uses apples to show percentages
• ·         He makes them laugh
• ·         They are working on multiplication, and percentages
• ·         The children are very disrespectful
• ·         He had his “DOMAIN”. He had a contract where they came early and went home at 5.  Even on Saturdays.
• ·         He focus on the people that are struggling
• ·         He does easy math in order to teach
• ·         He uses verbal structure to get though on his lectures
• ·         He can be personable, but he is more like a disciplinarian.
• ·         He is tricky and witty
• ·         He out smarts the students by far.
• ·         He starts the class period with a quiz, and also every Friday has a test
• ·         By his teaching instruction, he will get production
• ·         He helps the children outside and inside of school
• ·         He uses the strategies of humiliation in order to get the children to do their own way
• ·         The kids really look up to him
• ·         He went outside of school in order to meet with one of the students parents to try and convince  them to let her stay in school so she can graduate and go to med school
• ·         He uses real life scenarios in order to keep them involved and also to keep them interested
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• ·         At first when he showed up to this school, the kids were wild and only interested in sex, drugs, and drinking. Hey stole stuff from him like his radio in his car, and eventually his entire car. He came to an inter-racial school with mostly Mexicans, and mostly immigrants. They were in the downtown Los Angeles area, and the kids were defiant, and not willing to work. He came with a positive attitude, but the students didn’t. In the first couple days, he used a knife to show how when apples are missing structure, there a percentage is gone. The uses real life scenarios to make them more interested in math.
• ·         By teaching and instructing, he will get productions, as the students promise.  He uses humiliation in order to get the kids to learn, and for them to be motivated to DO and KNOW their work, as well as be able to do it. Some children really look up to him; however some really do not like him.  He is the type of teacher that they will appreciate later in life, when they realize he was right. He is a disciplinarian, but he gets personal with the students as well. He is smart and witty, and always gives the children a fair try at an answer. He makes them laugh.
• ·         He takes his personal time in order to meet with parents outside of school. For instance he had to go to one student’s restaurant to meet with her dad to convince him to let her stay in school. He explained to him that she has dreams of going to college and she is a really great student. He ultimate goal is to go to Med School, and become a doctor. He also started an Adult Evening School in order to teach English to the Mexican Americans of the Los Angeles region.
• ·         18 students took the Advanced Placement Math test, and all 18 passed. It was because he had control of his classroom and it was his “Domain.” He made a contract so that the students wouldn’t bail. He added more school hours so that they would excel. He passed out worksheets everyday for the students to student. He had quizzes at the beginning of class everyday as well.
• ·         The children really look up to him as a teacher and they have the upmost respect for him. When he had a heart attack, they had a sub that was a music teacher. As soon as he was conscious the teacher came back to teach his calculus class, and they class was definitely happy to see him. He only became weak and vulnerable when he had a heart attack, while teaching. He left the room so that the students didn’t have to see that happening. He is always super strong in his student’s eyes.
• ·         When finding out that his students all passed he was very happy and got rewarded a plaque for his outstanding efforts. When the state looked at the names of the people that passed they claimed that the students cheated their way through the test. They have to review the entire course in one day. He gives them advice on how to make it though without being called cheaters. I.E. not wearing clothes with too many pockets, don’t let your eyes wonder, be focused, don’t bring anything. They are studying at his house and he is making them dinner.

Final Assumption Of Their Teacher:
Well, Mr. Escalante was a very fun and humurous teacher who was out to complete his goals, and finish business. He used his humor in order to motivate the children to study and do the Advanced Placement Test. I think he is a extraordinary teacher because he was determined, by giving the children contracts to insure that the time he was taking out of his personal life was for good reasons. He was willing, and took numerous hours out of his own time in order to prepare them for the test. For instance, he met with Anas father to convice him to let her stay in the class, he gave books to a boy who was willing to do the work, he just didn'y want his friends to see. Mr. Escalante did after school hour programs to ensure passing grades, and he also started the adult evening courses for immigrants to learn English. But the most oustanding thing i saw was when he had to work with the students over the course of the day in order to prepare for the following days test. He motivated them all to prove the others wrong, and they stayed up pretty much all night to study. That by far is an outstanding teacher.