Jaime Escalante
Subtitle: inspirational math teacher
By: Anne Schraff.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766029675
Subjects: Escalante, Jaime -- Juvenile literature; Mathematics teachers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Hispanic American mathematics teachers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: "Explores the life of math teacher Jaime Escalante, including his childhood in Bolivia, his road to teaching in the United States, and the innovative teaching techniques that made him an inspiration to his students"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Starting over; title: Childhood in Bolivia; title: A student at San Calixto; title: Teacher, husband, father; title: Coming to California; title: Electronics and education; title: Garfield High School; title: The advanced placement class; title: A crisis in the AP class; title: Fame and the legacy.