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<text id=90TT3122>
<title>
Nov. 19, 1990: Real-Life Math
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Nov. 19, 1990 The Untouchables
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
PEOPLE, Page 100
Real-Life Math
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<p>By SOPHFRONIA SCOTT/Reported by Elizabeth Rudulph
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<p> Math isn't just for nerds anymore. Now it involves the
latest rockets, the hardest biceps and the coolest skateboards.
With that philosophy and a little TV, JAIME ESCALANTE is trying
to show kids the worldly side of mathematics. The calculus
teacher depicted in the 1988 film Stand and Deliver is host of
Futures, a 12-part PBS math series that aims to turn his
charisma into motivation for all students. He'll have help from
the likes of ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, who discusses the use of
statistics in physical fitness, and other role models who tell
how they use math in their jobs. Says Escalante: "Most kids
don't see the relationship between what they learn in a math
class and what they will be doing in life."
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</body>
</article>
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