Movie: Stand And Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration To E

Movie Stand and fall by the wayside - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to E very geniusIn the movie Stand and Deliver, double entendre ran rampant. During anAlgebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year, Mr. Escalante toldAngel, a gang member, to " deal the ambush". Not only was he referring to the holeas an illustration, moreover also to the hole in the students lives as a result ofneediness of education, the gangs, and in many cases, a poor upbringing.     Mr. Escalante must have seen nigh potential in Angel and was tryingdesperately to fill the hole caused by a lack of education in his life. However,Angel, tied very deeply to his gang "family", would have none of it. Jaimewants Angel to pull a complete attitude reversal by learning and self...