Teacher Jaimie Escalante has died

[Crabby Appleton]

Legendary Garfield High School math teacher Jaime Escalante, who was immortalized in the film "Stand and Deliver," died Tuesday afternoon after battling cancer.

Escalante died at 2:27 p.m. at the home of his son, Jaime Jr., in Roseville, Calif., said actor Edward James Olmos, who portrayed Escalante in the film.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/legendary-east-la-math-teacher-jaime-escalante-dies.html

[Dinger]

1. Rest In Peace Teacher

:cry: :grouphug: :yourock: Mr. Escalante!

[ChazII]

2. May he rest in peace

and condolences to the Escalante family.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. What a loss.

:cry:

[calico1]

4. Stand and Deliver was a very good movie.

Worth seeing if you haven't yet. According to Escalante it was very accurate.

RIP

[Odin2005]

5. RIP.

:(

[KonaKane]

6. Ni Bheidh Mo Leitheid Aris Ann

"You'll never see the likes of me again" (Gaelic)

Godspeed, Jaimie.

[Old and In the Way]

7. Sorry to hear...a great movie for teaching inspiration.

We could use lots more teachers like Mr. Escalante.

[NYC_SKP]

8. I met the man.

We had a chat.

About five years ago at an event at the University of the Pacific he was a key speaker or something, I'm sorry to say I've forgotten the context.

I was surprised to learn that he wasn't a proponent of the small "community school" alternative setting in which I taught at'risk students at that time.

I wonder if his legacy has been eclipsed by that left by the character in the movie.

I didn't think to ask him about that.

Rest in Peace, Maestro.

:patriot:

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Ah damn

My favorite teacher and my favorite teacher movie.

[proteus_lives]

10. I must have seen that movie in at least 3 different math classes.

RIP and Godspeed Mr. Escalante.

[Barack_America]

11. Very sorry to hear this. He touched the lives of many children, and not just in LA.

May he rest in peace.

[demtenjeep]

12. oh how sad

he was an inspiration

[BrklynLiberal]

13. R. I. P. A true hero

[lame54]

14. Rough week for teachers

[Raksha]

15. RIP Mr. Escalante. You were truly a mensch.

[calimary]

16. He was a real revolutionary.

Bless you, sir!