group discussion

In the scene where Jaime storms out of the class he is unable to see beyond his own frustrations and exhaustion to be as effective as he had been in the past. During a class problem the students all came to the same answer; Jaime insisted the answer was wrong and stormed out of the class. This is one of the few instances when Mr. Escalante's teaching was ineffective. We later come to find out that his stress overcame him and led to a heart attack.