POV · SEASON 24
The Learning
Episode 12 · 2011-09-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. The Learning is the story of four Filipino women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore. They hope to use their higher salaries to transform their families’ impoverished lives back home. But the women bring idealistic visions of the teacher’s craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore’s tough realities.
60 minutes
Season 24 episodes
1. Kings of Pastry2011-06-21
2. My Perestroika2011-06-28
3. Sweetgrass2011-07-05
4. Enemies of the People2011-07-12
5. Biblioburro: The Donkey Library2011-07-19
6. Mugabe and the White African2011-07-26
7. Steam of Life2011-08-02
8. POV Short Cuts2011-08-23
9. Armadillo2011-08-30
10. Better This World2011-09-06
11. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2011-09-13
12. The Learning2011-09-20
13. Last Train Home2011-09-27
14. Where Soldiers Come From2011-11-10
15. Racing Dreams2012-02-23
16. American Tongues2012-05-16
17. American Gypsy2012-05-26
