What is the Escalante program?
The Escalante program began more then 30 years and got its name from Jaime Escalante, who began his accelerated math program at Garfield High School in 1974 and then brought his teaching methods to East Los Angeles College (ELAC) in 1983. Students who joined Escalante had higher test scores than those who did not attend, according to ELAC.
Ms. Ramirez, who is the college professor that is teaching the Escalante program at JMS, explained that, “The Escalante program is a program that was designed to help students exceed in math.”
The Escalante program teaches students algebra at a steady pace. This helps the students get an early start on college math and understand the math material better. The students in the Escalante program take a lot of notes. The program hosts incentives for their students, like last semester when they took them to a Knott’s Berry Farm field trip. The program is on Wednesday, Fridays and some Saturdays and lasts for two months.
Why should you join the program?
Eighth grader Leslie Rosales said, “I joined the Escalante program because I wanted to advance in math.” She also said, “I love the Escalante program because I like how they give us prizes and incentives.”
Eighth grader Guadalupe Hernandez said, “I joined the Escalante program to improve my math skills” and “I love the incentive the programs gives us.”
In conclusion, you should join the Escalante program because it helps you with improving your math skills and they host incentives and give you prizes.
