Stand and Deliver

It is a great movie. I saw it the first time two years ago. The bad language is brief and minimal. The violence is gang related, and minimal. There are a few bad jokes in with sexual content in the movie that only adults would get, kids wouldn't pick up on it . That's why I think the youngest should be 13. My point is that the good outweighs the bad in this movie

James Escalante shows how a good teacher can inspire his or her students and how rewarding it is to be challenged, as well as how eager students are to be challenged. He tells his students, the faculty at his school- and all of us, really- to always believe in ourselves and in others. While some may question Escalante's seemingly callous disregard for medical advice when he sneaks out of his hospital bed, there's no doubt that he was there for his students. It was because of him that these students were willing to take the AP test again after they were accused of a cheating scandal, even though the accusation was unjust.

Real life has its rough edges and this movie helps us to face and deal with them.