Jaime Escalante Students

Jaime Escalante's Students: Where Are They Now?

"There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about the lessons we learned in Mr. Escalante's class. We apply those every day in my job as an attorney. If you want to be a good lawyer, a good doctor, you got to work your butt off every day." Angel Navarro, Garfield High School Class of 1983.

Jaime Escalante Bio

Jaime Escalante Bio

In 1974, Mr. Escalante was hired as a basic mathematics teacher at Garfield High School, a troubled inner-city school in East Los Angeles. He attracted national attention with his spectacular success teaching advanced mathematics to gang members and other students who had been considered "unteachable."

Garfield High School

Jaime Escalante Math Program

In this personal account, Jaime Escalante lays out the fundamental principles that are the foundation of his teaching methods and provides a detailed overview of the famous Escalante Math Program at Garfield High in East Los Angeles. This article was first published in the Journal of Negro Education in 1990.

Jaime Escalante Video

Jaime Escalante On Being A Teacher (Video)

Watch a video interview in which Jaime Escalante talks about what it takes to succeed at one of the most important jobs.