Question: Who is Jaime Escalante?

Answer: Teacher

Question: What was his job before teaching?

Answer: Computer company

Question: What was he hired to teach?

Answer: Computers

Question: Where does he teach?

Answer: East L.A.

Question: What was his first day like?

Answer: Disrespected; bell was rigged

Question: What happened to his car the first day?

Answer: Window broken & radio stolen

Question: What did he propose in the teacher’s meeting?

Answer: Teach calculus

Question: What nickname did Angel get?

Answer: Hairnet man

Question: What level are his students when he arrives? In a year?

Answer: Lowest level math; calculus

Question: How does Escalante help Angel? Why?

Answer: Gives him 3 books