[samstave]

There was a movie about this in the 80s

[CarolineW]

Referenced in the actual article:

    Yom loved the movie "Stand and Deliver,"
    about legendary Garfield High calculus
    teacher Jaime Escalante's success with
    so-called unteachable students.

[kristopolous]

Stand and Deliver? Different person, different school.

[SolderMonkey]

different person, different school, different time, but similar situation: dedicated individuals inspire students to believe circumstances better than where they grow up, and strive for them

oh, and similar communities. I could have gone to Garfield, the high school from Stand and Deliver, but opted for Lincoln, when I grew up in this area

[kristopolous]

Same subject too!!