Notes: Stand and Deliver

• run down school/poor school/bad school?
• pranks happen often, unruly students
• students don't respect teachers
• learning basic math
• teacher is trying to use examples and voices that students can relate to
• engages students, gets their attention (negative times negative)
• students will raise to the level of expectations
• student didn't want to be there to teacher let him leave, easier than dealing with his distractions?
• teacher wants students to succeed
• everyone face different challenges at home
• parents may keep their kids from following their dreams
• parents should encourage kids to do their best (and get an education)
• teach good habits 
• "its not that their stupid, they just don't know anything"
• real life application
• think big but reasonably 
• power of thought. if you think it, you can achieve it
• develop trust
• students look out for each other
• students in control of their own education 
• developed friendship and trust within class