Stand and Deliver“There will be no free rides, no excuses. You already have two strikes against you: your name and your complexion. Because of these two attacks, there are some people in this world who assume that you know less than you do. Math is the great equalizer… When you're looking for a job, the person who gives you that job won't want to hear your problems; ergo, me neither. You will work harder here than you have ever worked anywhere else. And the only thing I ask of you is ganas. Desire." Ramon Menendez (Stand and Deliver) Stand and Deliver, a 1988 film directed by Ramon Menendez follows the true story of how teacher Jaime Escalante, played by Edward Olmos in his Oscar-nominated role, takes a group of poor students in a dilapidated school. and defies the odds by not only getting them to learn, but to want to learn. The entire film is proof that being disadvantaged does not mean being less intelligent right drive and desire, anything can be achieved. The film begins with a new teacher, Jaime Escalante, who arrives at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. On his first day he discovers that the computer class he thought he was teaching doesn't exist, because the school has no computers.He in turn is assigned to lead the general algebra class.From the beginning the film portrays the school as one in decline and with students facing poverty. The class he receives is filled with students who, according to other teachers at the school, are unintelligent and incapable of learning much of the material. Students cannot be expected to learn material when the teachers themselves do not believe in studying... middle of paper... the idea of ​​equal opportunity and that, no matter what, anyone can accomplish whatever they want. think about it. The movie Stand and Deliver tells us a true story of hard work and perseverance. The kids in this movie prove everyone wrong when they push themselves, give up their Saturdays, their summers, and, by extension, their high school fun, and learn what no one except Mr. Escalante thought they could do. While some like Henry Giroux and Robert Scholes seem to only see the negative aspects and deceptions of the video texts, as can be seen in Stand and Deliver there is still a belief in representing the correct morals in the world. Mr. Escalante teaches not only his children, but those who watch the film, that no matter where you come from, success is measured through hard work and the desire to get it done. If you have these things, anything can be accomplished.