Expectations

"Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations." Charles Dickens, Great Expectations.

Jaime Escalante, America's most famous teacher, died yesterday of cancer.  The movie Stand and Deliver portrays the success Mr. Escalante achieved teaching Advance Placement calculus at Garfield High School in east Los Angeles. 

During a recent fundraiser to help pay for rising medical bills Actor Edward James Olmos, who portrayed Mr. Escalante in Stand and Deliver, said, "Jaime didn't just teach math. Like all great teachers, he changed lives."

"His passionate belief [was] that all students, when properly prepared and motivated, can succeed at academically demanding course work, no matter what their racial, social or economic background. Because of him, educators everywhere have been forced to revise long-held notions of who can succeed," said Gaston Caperton, former West Virginia governor and president of the College Board, which sponsors the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Advanced Placement exams (Elaine Woo, Jaime Escalante dies at 79; LA Times, 31 March 2010).

Take some time today and thank a teacher who made a difference in your life.

Today's Workout

• 2 Minutes Max Reps Pushups
• 2 Minutes Max Reps Situps
• 2 Minutes Max Reps Pullups
• 2 Minutes Max Reps Squats

Rest 5 Minutes

• 1 Minute Max Reps Pushups
• 1 Minute Max Reps Situps
• 1 Minute Max Reps Pullups
• 1 Minute Max Reps Squats

Today's Endurance Workout

95% Effort Tempo

At least 3 hours before or after Today's Workout, do ONE of the following:

Swim: 12 minutes
Bike: 30 minutes
Run: 20 minutes
Row: 12 minutes

You should be at a Rate of Perceived Exertion of 17-18 according to the following scale:

• 6 No exertion at all
• 7 Extremely light
• 8
• 9 Very light - (easy walking slowly at a comfortable pace)
• 10
• 11 Light
• 12
• 13 Somewhat hard (It is quite an effort; you feel tired but can continue)
• 14
• 15 Hard (heavy)
• 16
• 17 Very hard (very strenuous, and you are very fatigued)
• 18
• 19 Extremely hard (You can not continue for long at this pace)
• 20 Maximal exertion