There is no doubt that both Jaime Escalante and Joe Clark are great teachers. Both achieved almost impossible results for their school against all odds. They believed in their students when their students didn't believe in themselves. But what makes them so great? What are their methods? Which of these teachers is the best teacher? They are both amazing teachers, but I think Jaime Escalante is the better teacher. Escalante believed in all of his students. He didn't get rid of anyone he thought would ruin the class. Everyone thought the students wouldn't be able to pass the AP class exam, except Escalante. He was determined to help these kids die and never gave up. He donated a lot of his time to students to give them a better chance of passing and even when he had a heart attack he never gave up. Clark believed in most of the students at his school. When Clark started teaching, he got rid of all the drug dealers and other delinquents. He believed that they would go nowhere in life. He only gave one of those students ...