Rafe Esquith

teacher, Hobart Elementary School

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Teacher at Hobart Elementary School and author of Teach like Your Hair’s on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room

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In 1988, the film Stand and Deliver made a celebrity out of a Bolivian-born calculus teacher at LA's Garfield High School.

Legacy of the Teacher Who Made Students Stand and Deliver

In 1988, the film Stand and Deliver made a celebrity out of a Bolivian-born calculus teacher at LA's Garfield High School.

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