{"product_id":"defying-low-expectations-william-a-dembski-9798899460227","title":"Defying Low Expectations: What Jaime Escalante Taught Us About Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003eJaime Escalante didn't just teach calculus in East LA; he blew up the lie that poor, minority students can't handle serious academics-and then watched the system quietly bury the evidence. \u003cem\u003eDefying Low Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story beyond \u003cem\u003eStand and Deliver\u003c\/em\u003e, the 1988 film about Escalante starring Edward James Olmos that became a classroom staple. Here we learn about the immigrant teacher from Bolivia, the maverick principal Henry Gradillas who cleared a path for him, and the forces that dismantled their success once it became too threatening to the status quo. Drawing on fresh interviews, lost online material, and hard data about today's failing schools, Dembski and Thomas show how Escalante created an ecosystem where students did the hard thing-and won big. This isn't nostalgia. It's a blueprint for rescuing American education. Escalante's example exposes low expectations as educational malpractice and shows how disciplined teaching, principled leadership, and moral courage can turn \"throwaway\" American schools into powerhouses of learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William A. Dembski,Alex Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899460227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inkwell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"William A. Dembski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176174563583,"sku":"9798899460227","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60734f11-ecf6-4d91-909a-7d75471f7f3c.jpg?v=1771336850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defying-low-expectations-william-a-dembski-9798899460227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}