Who was
Jaime Escalante?
Escalante was an immigrant from Bolivia. He was an experienced teacher there who had to start all over
with his education when he came to America. He spent years working as a janitor and a busboy to support his family while he learned English and then worked on earning his undergraduate degree and his teaching credential. Hard work was something he was used to: in Bolivia he had worked three teaching jobs at the same time, teaching days, nights, and often on weekends.