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Arnold Taps Math Teacher Jaime Escalante ('Stand and Deliver') as Education Advisor
LA Times and the National Journal (Registration Required) ^ | August 27, 2003 | Rob Miller and Danielle Jones

Posted on 08/27/2003 7:08:54 AM PDT by prarie earth

California Gubernatorial Candidate Arnold Schwartzenegger has tapped 72 year old Compton, Ca. Advanced Placement Calculus teacher Jamie Escalante to advise him on education issues.

Mr. Escalante is known for the 1987 film 'Stand and Deliver' which details his career teaching college math to East Los Angeles High School students.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: education; jaimeescalante; jamieescalante; recall; schwarzenegger; standanddeliver
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To: prarie earth
Brilliant!
41 posted on 08/27/2003 8:08:37 AM PDT by Don Corleone
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To: dead
What about Ms. ChoaksonDig?
43 posted on 08/27/2003 8:20:10 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig ("Here's your one chance, Fancy don't let me down.")
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To: dogbyte12
Rob Lowe

I don't believe Rob Lowe has been appointed to anything.

44 posted on 08/27/2003 8:23:22 AM PDT by Smogger
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To: sf4dubya
"If Arnold got Ben Stein as an advisor, I'd really sit up and pay attention!"

Yeah, Ben is a California resident (San Fernando Valley). Republican too. Maybe Ben's next on Arnold's list!

Need to change the line in "Buehler" from "Buehler? .......Buehler? ........Buehler? ......." to "California? ....... California? ....... California? .......". The similarities are painfully remarkable, knowhaddImean???
45 posted on 08/27/2003 8:31:50 AM PDT by AVNative (Ah, that soap opera that is California. . .)
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To: prarie earth
Let me guess who's next:

Health Director: Richard Simmons (quoted as saying upon appointment: "I'm a Pony")
or
Neil Patrick "Doogie" Harris

Attorney General: Is Perry Mason alive? if not get us Ben Matlock (we'll lock in the Senior vote)

Patriot Paradox

46 posted on 08/27/2003 8:33:25 AM PDT by sonsofliberty2000 (The Patriot Paradox: Life, Liberty and Everything Else...)
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To: dogbyte12
But McClintock is not getting a fair shake.

You do not seriously expect a real Republican to get a fair shake from the California media do you?

The wiser move for McClintock would be to get on board the Arnie wagon and strike a deal to be a key member of his staff, such as Chief of Staff. Let Arnie be the front guy, while McClintock takes care of what he knows best - the political inner workings.

If Arnies term as Gov. is succesful, they both win. if not then McClintock will not be seen as the bad guy, although they may try to portray him as such.

47 posted on 08/27/2003 8:33:58 AM PDT by Michael.SF. ("When you believe you have the moral high ground, you can do some terrible things" Mark Rudd)
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To: sf4dubya
He's not done yet. I can definitely see him trying it.
48 posted on 08/27/2003 8:34:13 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: prarie earth
A very good move.
I expect the teachers union to hate it though.
49 posted on 08/27/2003 8:35:12 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: sf4dubya
Ben Stein as Attorney General? We can dream..


50 posted on 08/27/2003 8:35:43 AM PDT by prarie earth
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To: AVNative
Maybe Ben's next on Arnold's list!

Are you kidding? Ben came out against Arnold recently. Ben will definitely not be on Arnold's team.

51 posted on 08/27/2003 8:40:16 AM PDT by Zevonismymuse
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To: Mr. K
Is this the movie about the teacher who works his butt off trying to prep his underachieving students for the SATs? If it is, then I second that recommendation. Great movie.
52 posted on 08/27/2003 8:46:56 AM PDT by Ex-Dem (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Ex-Dem; Mr. K
Or was it the APs? Can't remember...
53 posted on 08/27/2003 8:47:53 AM PDT by Ex-Dem (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: prarie earth
Fascinating. Looks like Arnold is taking a page from the W playbook, and finding good, solid, knowledgable & respected experts to surround him.

After the Buffett misstep, he could be back on a roll, until the Bustamonte-McCintock-"hate Arnold"-"he's just a RINO" bandwagon folks show up again.

54 posted on 08/27/2003 8:52:40 AM PDT by mhking
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To: hauerf
You're right. . . "Stand and Deliver" covers the successes earlier in Escalante's teaching career (Garfield HS, Los Angeles Unified School District. . . can you say "The Giant"). I have been privileged to meet Mr. Escalante while taking my Teacher Education classes at Cal State L. A. and I learned from him after his speech to education students that he expected to get out of "The Giant" due to the bureaucratic ropes which were beginning to entangle him too severely. Then he went up state to the Sacramento area to teach. I believe he is still living there.

Anyways, for a while, the going was good for him at Garfield High. Excellence demands excellence, and the entrenched power wanted him to abandon ship - lest they be found out to be the rats they are!
55 posted on 08/27/2003 8:53:16 AM PDT by AVNative (2 + 2 still equals 4 even in Wonderlands like California; there still is a God in Heaven, after all)
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To: Michael.SF.
Does anyone remember the quote from Ronald Reagan where he says something like:

'There's no limit to what a man can accomplish as long as he doesn't mind who takes the credit'

Anyone?
56 posted on 08/27/2003 9:00:57 AM PDT by b9
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To: Zevonismymuse
>>> Ben came out against Arnold recently<<<

Do you know where that's published and what he said exactly?
57 posted on 08/27/2003 9:02:30 AM PDT by b9
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To: Zevonismymuse
"Are you kidding?"

Duh!

58 posted on 08/27/2003 9:02:58 AM PDT by AVNative (Gray Davis proposed to Sharon thusly: be my flack, OK? -Beverly Hills matron alert!-)
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To: dogbyte12; paladinkc
Well, this particular guy is the real deal. If he can be given real power and influence in education reform, heads will roll at the LAUSD - and quite rightly, too!

And I agree entirely with Paladinkc - this is indeed the Bush playbook. Remember, they're friends.

D

59 posted on 08/27/2003 9:06:10 AM PDT by daviddennis
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To: bigeasy_70118
Nukem High
60 posted on 08/27/2003 9:08:04 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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