Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Stand and Deliver notes part 2

students take AP test
kid who's "too dumb" passes
18/18 students pass ap calculus test
Escalante is presented with a plaque
board thinks students cheated and decided none passed
representatives try to get students to confess but fail
Escalante receives anonymous letter of resignation
he goes to leave and his car is missing
"they've lost confidence in the system they're now qualified to a part of
"I could make twice as much working somewhere I'll be treated with respect"
"Respect? Those kids love you"
Escalante goes to argue about the board's decision, say they're racist
the students agree to retake the test
they have to study all of it in one day
"dumb" stops studying and leaves Escalante's place
 gets involved with an unnecessary subplot
students take cinematically stressful test, they'll all tired
that one girl from the restaurant leaves part way through
school gets computers
kids all pass
roll credits
true story

The ets scene:

I would just like to see the test
I understand what you're going through, but the problem is between the school and the ets
there were some unorthodox and illogical computations
averaged fewer than 4 wrong, while other schools are close to average 14
I would like to see the proof of wrongdoing
There is no proof of wrongdoing, just suspicion of cheating
If this was beverley hills high school they wouldn't have sent you two to investigate
There is something going on no one is talking about it, and you know what it is
nobody has the right to accuse me of racism
I'm going to call security
go for it
you didn't show me the test you didn't prove anything
If I catch you on the street I'll kick the shit out of you

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