When he arrived at the school, he was dismayed to learn he had been assigned to teach the lowest level of math. He grew unhappier still when he discovered how watered-down the math textbooks were -- on a par with fifth-grade work in Bolivia. Faced with unruly students, he began to wish for his old job back.
Jaime Escalante Dies at 79; math teacher who challenged East L.A. students to 'Stand and Deliver'
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