The Learning
Special | 1h 25m 40s
Four Filipino women leave their families and schools to teach in the U.S.
100 years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. 'The Learning' is the story of four Filipino women who leave the Philippines to teach in Baltimore. The women bring idealistic visions of the teacher's craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore's tough realities.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
The Learning
Special | 1h 25m 40s
100 years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. 'The Learning' is the story of four Filipino women who leave the Philippines to teach in Baltimore. The women bring idealistic visions of the teacher's craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore's tough realities.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...