Foreign Teacher Lands in Rural America: ‘I Was Surprised’ | VOA Connect

[@RuleofFive]

UPDATE: She is no longer with this school district. She lives in Denver, Colorado now and is a research analyst.

[@robertplant2059]

thank you, I was looking for an update. hopefully true.

[@ivyaquila9136]

thank you, i reallyy wanted to know what she is up to now

[@daltonmiller5590]

Good for her. Based on the fact that the school was unable to recruit a single American citizen to apply for their position leads me to believe that the payrate must have been atrocious. The school shouldn't have to search across the world for people willing to work for less pay in order to fill a position; they should just raise their wages. Glad she got out of there and got a better paying job.

[@sickomode6440]

@@daltonmiller5590 Agreed, plus she's doing productive work, nonetheless. Living up to her potential which might have been wasted in doing a low paying job in a shrinking community with no prospective of growth.

[@npc5983]

@@daltonmiller5590 that's exactly what I thought at the end when it was revealed that she needed a foster family to make the living viable. If teachers are so difficult to find they should pay enough so she can at least support renting a space for her own.

[@cuban1ta]

When I moved to the US I was shocked to see how disrespectful students were. In Cuba if you misbehave the teacher calls your mom and she comes to the school and disciplines you right then and there. It’s a big deal for a parent to be called to the school

[@AuroraLalune]

The government takes your kids if you do that here

[@italia689]

Which state?

[@jamescc2010]

I went to a HS in Kansas and kids behaved well. Of course, we didn't have n Asian teacher so I don't know what will happen.

[@AuroraLalune]

@@italia689 Most of them.

[@italia689]

@@AuroraLalune Not in the South, that is for sure.

[@jeffcastillo7211]

"In the Philippines you don't have to do anything. They see you in uniform, as a teacher, they respect you. Here, in America, I think you have to prove yourself before they respect you." - Chairmaine Teodoro Math Teacher Julesburg High School, Colorado

[@caringdangs1899]

Most of the FIlipino students will respect their teachers but not all.

[@teacherfinaofficial]

...it changes now...mellentials forgot the word 'respect'...but it is still manageable as long as ...you will show to them that you are the captain...in the classroom😃...I salute Charmaine for doing her job the best she could...though how small she is😀

[@iamallmy1]

@@teacherfinaofficial what? 🤨 Millennials: Born 1981-1996 (22-37 years old at present day) The real millenials were respectful to their teachers back then, studying around 1990's until late 2015-ish..

[@adventurouswolf8501]

Same situation in other countries like Russia where students are not respecting foreign teachers but sooner respect you when you show them that you care for them. Ive experienced that situation in Russia . Resilience is the key..😉

[@supersaiyangod5974]

It's true tho. New foreign or American teachers, students will always test you. Many times it's a good way to gain knowledge on how teaching works in schools. Some of this way of testing new teachers is by making jokes, telling them they made a mistake when they did not, not doing the homework and talking in class and using phones. It's just a habitat that students have. When teachers become more strict they still get test till they become more serious and thats when students give respect. It helps because there will be a day when you get a student that will disrespect you not to test you but because they hate teachers and schools. Many times the students that tested you will come to your aid. Thats when students well begin to say nice thing about you and tell new students that your a great teacher. I know this because I was one of those students that test new teachers but to an extent, not harshly but an a way that I refuse to participate in class. Still did work but not wanting to listen.

[@tuffguy007]

The school is lucky to have such a bright, articulate, and competent teacher.

[@rvs1]

how do you manage to discern her brightness and competence from this video? Other than she being a good enough teacher for the school there there is nothing that shows she is "such a competent" teacher.

[@tuffguy007]

@@rvs1 I’m an excellent judge of character.

[@blackwater7183]

@@rvs1 For one, she stayed long enough for them to make a documentary out of it. Lol.

[@desertmoonlee6631]

@@rvs1 finally someone. Some people are so stupid they watch a video of few minutes and think they can manage to think if it’s a great person or not

[@desertmoonlee6631]

@@tuffguy007 you can’t know anything from watching few minutes of someone. I bet anyone can use you easier because you think you are an excellent judge of character

[@krisztinakovacs2604]

"I had classroom management issues" - how nicely she said that the kids didn't behave themselves :)

[@Bazza5000]

Well, a lot of kids in the US are super challenging to deal with.

[@sukhmaidickoff]

@@Bazza5000 I guess it´s like that in many places around the world. Coming from an European country I can say that the situation is the same here too :-)

[@gdiaz8827]

She gave an honest answer. Some rooms are great while others challenging.

[@urbaneriksson9781]

@@sukhmaidickoff Coming from Sweden i would say it's out of control in many schools and no one can learn practically anything in such an environment. Results are declining and our universitets have to start learning what already should be there, like writing. The hole school system, including university, is in decline when our politicians are talking about how important it whit quality in education. (And we have an inflation in universitets and lower demands on their ability to support research and competence)

[@sukhmaidickoff]

​@@urbaneriksson9781 Yeah, I totally agree. I don´t want to go back to the 1950s 😃 But when I look at my dads generation, who went to school back then, there were basically nobody who could not write or read properly back then. Today, in some countries like where I live, 15-17% of the students after 9th or 10th grade are de facto "functional dyslexics". In my opinion that is a scary number - and you are right - nobody can learn anything in those environments and with all that noise. When I see the total lack of respect from the students towards the teachers nowadays, I am glad that I did not choose to become a teacher. I could not work under those conditions.

[@ysarns]

as a filipino, her last lines where she mentions that she felt the loneliest during birthdays and christmas hits hard

[@StarDust-th6fm]

@Jaques Studly bro what 💀

[@Mickycho1964]

I wonder if there is a church for her to go. When I was in the service and found myself away from home in Christmas times my refuge/home was the church. Thank God the catholic church is universal and one could be near by in most parts of the world. The church and of course God helped me overcome low times and still does.

[@MarA-te5jc]

Sad thing is, country people weren’t like that in the past..

[@serious_in_seattle6917]

My fiancé is filipina. I love how all birthdays 🎂 are celebrated from the youngest to the senior citizens and entire extended family. Christmas is also such a big event. Lots of loving people gathered to celebrate the rites of passage of all types. This teacher is a bright and conscientious lady and a treasure for their community.

[@markmontes007]

At least she's in the US, and not in arab countries. I've experienced both, and its harder to overcome homesickness while in an arab country because our cultures and religion are very different.

[@ozzo870]

Having studied in both the States and then later in the Philippines I can tell you that Filipinos respect their teachers 10000000X times more than Americans do. It was actually quite a culture shock for me, the most disrespect I saw in a Filipino classroom was sleeping in class. In the States kids would make it a point to make their teacher cry if they could. So I feel for this teacher, teaching in the states is its own entire beast.

[@dakuten7883]

As a middle schooler, I gotta say, some kids are just so goddamn disrespectful I almost want to lecture them myself.

[@daemonzap1481]

True tho, in my middle school class we all got punished cause a few annoying kids made a substitute teacher cry.

[@MsLuminous]

Yup, Actually in India it's the same. We respect our teachers, and all the kids respect the kids who're called "nerds" in the US.

[@daemonzap1481]

@@MsLuminous tbh disrespecting nerds is something that stops once your in high school.

[@zType2]

Yep students in the US are the most disrespectful people I've ever been around ESPECIALLY for subs. Always felt bad for the substitutes cuz they got it the worst and it was usually their first time having to be the teacher of the class, so they weren't very motivated to come back and do it again.

[@pinkcloud8182]

even as an american, i would feel incredibly lonely in a rural city like that with no family nearby. props to her. i'm an educator too and i know the struggles that come with teaching students here. not only the students behavior, but the parents behavior and even admin support (or lack of) can make or break you. i wish her all the best and i hope she knows we are so grateful she is here. as for the leaders of this country, i desperately hope you do something about our education system before it crumbles to dust.

[@basausi]

Imagine the parents who took their kids to Trump’s rally … those are the ones that may not see you past your skin color and those same parents may not take their children education seriously because themselves might not have proper education either!

[@thiswebsiterockssocool8839]

@@basausi you are so mentally fucked

[@antlou123]

​@basausi It is funny you mention this considering that the current administration lacks interest in providing more funding to public schools. Instead, the money is going to foreign countries that play fake money war!

[@Lappelduvideify]

@@basausi I'm sorry but who fought for the confederacy? Democrats. Who founded the KKK? Democrats. Who showed Song of the South in the White House? Democrats. Who started welfare for Africans? Democrats. Who started the BLM race riots? Democrats. Who had not one but two worthless presidents based on skin color? Democrats. Who supports terrorists in Israel? Democrats. I wouldn't talk to much, you're political party was founded on racism and it continues with their voters (not you of course).

[@bryant475]

@@basausi Nope, conservatives don't care about skin color, leave that to the leftists. Nice try though!

[@kennethherrick8436]

She is being too nice. Just say the kids are undisciplined.

[@j.davidosorio1154]

The classroom management improved the second year. It wasn't the students. She simply learned how to manage her class better.

[@cognition26]

@@j.davidosorio1154 No it's not I grew up here in the U.S. if you aren't going to a private school the kids are undisciplined. She had to be more tough on them but her job is to teach not discipline.

[@j.davidosorio1154]

@@cognition26 I attended an evangelical private school and all I can say is that we put the teachers through hell. I now teach in Los Angeles at a public school with 98% minority students. I spend less than 1% of my time handling discipline issues and that's because I have learned to manage my classroom over the past 10 years. My first year was the complete opposite.

[@teneleven2818]

J. David Osorio 98 percent minority? Just say not white

[@loulou3676]

@@teneleven2818 minority is more grammatically correct though

[@Husni123100]

She’s the meaning of what being a teacher is. I’m not a Filipino but I’m sure damn proud of her. She has guts and more then that she dedicated her knowledge to those in need. Bless her.

[@ger13nunyah56]

Hookup123100 ,Well Said

[@squiggs1002]

dedicated to those in need? Let's be real she did it for the money. Teachers salaries in US are 10x what they are in the Philippines. Otherwise why would she do it ? There are many people in her country in need if that is all she cared about.

[@xbman1]

Squiggs 100 What’s wrong that she does it for money? Is that a crime? Do you work for free? Or. You like to work for less money for the same job?

[@squiggs1002]

@@xbman1 Did I say there was anything wrong ? read the OP he was making it sound like she was some saint dedicating her life to those in need. No she was doing it for money. I never said there anything wrong.

[@bbqworld2103]

@Hookup123100 I second that...it's hard enough to commute or move to another city for a job, let alone to travel to another country to work. Great job Ms Charmaine & to VOA for showcasing this! peace & blessings

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

I have zero idea why this is in my recommended but kudos to her and I wish her all the best.

[@capncake8837]

joblagz Same.

[@MeeJunksEavy]

You have teacher potential and this is targeted advertisement. Welcome to butthole USA?

[@rc3754]

You are the Chosen One.

[@lizamsilva]

Same...

[@jamesfranxx6151]

agreed

[@DoyThinksThis]

Context: Christmas season in the Philippines is the longest in the world (typically September up to January 9), so when she says she's lonely on Christmas, that isn't a 1 day thing.

[@ernestoberger7589]

I think she is alone all year round. Just go ahead and watch the video paying attention to the nonverbal cues. It is not just students hugging other teachers while being pretty formal and distant with her. Even her colleagues barely look at her. Even when she is between them, they talk through her as she was a ghost or something. This was hard to watch.

[@aceboog4546]

My ex is Filipina and her mother sings Christmas carols to the neighbors in their barangay in February lol

[@noble604]

I must’ve been the only one watching this to see it had the making of a Hallmark Christmas movie written all over it, with the middle school teacher pining for Christmas with one movie theater, one store and cows in Jingle Jangje, Colorado.

[@yan-yansenit1994]

​@@aceboog4546It's a Filipino colture, Christmas in the Philippines is more fun and exciting it's quite different from other countries.

[@thornados4969]

She's alone in a rural area. You can feel how difficult her and it is admirable that she managed to go on.

[@patriciakeats1621]

It is very hard.

[@TeRRm0s]

At least she escaped from the Philippines. She is young, she will get used to it, probably will move to another city in future.

[@llw2606]

Find her a husband

[@aobalba3009]

She is from the philippines, you know she can adapt very well. Filipinos are the most flexible people I know.

[@pinoyace1]

@@TeRRm0s I live in the Philippines. It is an awesome place.

[@mrjinkorea]

Imagine moving straight from Manila, Philippines - one of the biggest cities in the world - to a town in rural America that's a million miles from nowhere and has only one restaurant and one post office!! And to do this alone not knowing a single person takes a lot of courage! I wish her well. She seems like a good caring teacher and a decent person

[@michaelb41]

"Courage."

[@paullentz1972]

The average White person whose a Republican (even before Trump turned them ever more FASCITIOUSLY Red) would look at what she did as 'taking a job from an American'. I dont see even White people banging on the doors of Rural America, BEGGING for an opportunity to fill the countless teaching vacancies in these Red Rural Areas. The Principal himself admitted 'after going through endless other possibilities when it came to hiring an American teacher, with ZERO SUCCESS'....did he venture into recruiting a non-American to teach in his school. The town got HELLA LUCKY to get her as a teacher of math. The scores of her students will surely go up.

[@bluebull2006]

The small rural towns are actually the friendliest and most welcoming. Everyone knows each other by name

[@bluebull2006]

The small rural towns are actually the friendliest and most welcoming. Everyone knows each other by name

[@whatiskungfan]

that's why people move to the cities once they get their green cards, let us not fool ourselves

[@86kamehameha]

"In the Philippines, they see you in uniform, as a teacher, they respect you." Wish it was like this in the US. I see so many students disrespect their teachers. I give big props to Charmaine to be able to do what she does. Good job!

[@Ulbre]

True, but on the flip side they don't enjoy the same liberty's as the USA. They fall into line because they know the consequence...even in school. I totally agree, Charmaine big Kudo's...I hope she get citizenship (or already has), she earned it.

[@run8024]

@@Ulbre Liberty of what? Liberty to shoot people in school? Oh I see.

[@visualbeauty3427]

Not nowadays parents are so spoiledbrats nowadays

[@lukeclapp499]

@@run8024 no, we have a constitution that takes civil liberties more serious than a lot of nations do. your argument holds no merit, it's only a snide remark without any substance.

[@gelmir7322]

@@Ulbre The Philippines, being a US Commonwealth country for many years, almost have the exact, same, Constitution as the US have (except maybe the "right to bear arms", which for most Filipinos is probitively expensive anyway, though they can still own firearms for self-defense). Their form of government pretty much copied what the US have, 3 branches with separation of powers. English is also now their second language (deposing Spanish). Filipinos are largely Catholics (something that is very unique in Asia), so much of their values and ethics reflect their religious belief. You can easily understand why they readily accepted Americans values, which back in the early 20th century, was primarily Christian-oriented. Non-catholic like Muslims groups and indigenous tribes have some level of self-autonomy in terms of governance. The Filipinos also formed their own, and in many instances, borrowed cultural values from their neighboring countries, (particularly China), hence why they are very family-focus society emphasizing on parental roles, filial piety, and respect for adults and teacher. This is why the primary criticism of many Americans against their filipino spouses is that they will always send money and aid to their family back in the Philippines.

[@tessab8038]

I actually had a filipino english teacher and she had an amazing passion about her work. She was one of my favourite teachers!

[@davidlinscheid2618]

Charmaine has qualities that will continue to serve her well, and we Americans are fortunate to have her here.

[@SomeLazyDr]

The awful thing is, that J-2 visa expires after a few years and she'll be forced to go back to the Philippines. It's awful that these talented, brilliant, and well-adjusted people who speak English are being deported because of some bureaucratic reason.

[@bestthingsinceslicedrice]

@@SomeLazyDr of course. They want illegal uneducated immigrants instead who cant support themselves and would require govt assitance

[@francissaxor530]

Her situation reminded me of the sakadas who were brought to Hawaii from the Philippines in the early 1900s ...... In a way she is more educated compared to the men who were exploited by the plantation owners

[@francissaxor530]

@@SomeLazyDr Her situation is better than SAKADAS who were brought to Hawaii from the Philippines in the early 1900s

[@bestthingsinceslicedrice]

@@treaf7453 did they came here legally or as an illegal?

[@gawainethefirst]

It takes a lot of courage to go to the other side of the world and teach other people’s kids.

[@HarpersWorldOfficial]

gawainethefirst especially some of the animals you find in this country

[@firerider669]

@scott leachman our children gain for such a groomed teacher. She delivers for what she earns.

[@alexfrank5331]

10x~20x salary bump also helps. Of course cost of living in US will also be a lot higher, but if she doesn't go out too much or buy too much luxury goods, it's very doable for her to grow her savings 10x faster than she could back home.

[@ThaiThom]

A lot of American teachers left the USA for better lives teaching on the other side of the world.

[@teekbooy4467]

Filipinas are more adventurous compared to males

[@kurarisusa]

Man, I used to have a foreign math teacher who was always SO worried about her accent, because the students would always look confused when she spoke. She thought it was because we didn't understand her English, but we had to finally tell her that it was because we didn't understand her math, lol! It was advanced and some of it was over our heads. Her English was just fine.

[@anjapurharleani4796]

Lmaoo hahaha poor teacher

[@mustafaakkoclar1272]

in math, ectually its not big problem

[@dannybarcenas9701]

@@evenjhunbalacuit4147 Konting pakumbaba Day

[@dundonrl]

@@evenjhunbalacuit4147 And English is an official language in the Philippines, along with Tagalog. (my wife is from Lingayen, Pangasinan) and is a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Technologist) working for the Veterans Administration.

[@robb9382]

I had a Pakistani and Chinese professor, bacteriology and biochemistry respectively. I could only understand 1 out of every 5 words.

[@chuntang66]

A brave lady! You can imagine how much challenges and cultural barriers she has to overcome when working distantly from her families. Well done! You deserve the respect!

[@doriswalsh5149]

Thank god she is a teacher here. We are lucky to have her.

[@tyy5557]

Have the experience and move away fast. A Black American will never go there and teach.

[@puppy3908]

@@tyy5557 ?

[@shauraoutloud]

@@tyy5557 what

[@basshunterdota625]

@@tyy5557 that's sad.

[@KrishnaExplained]

My girlfriend from India want to teach in rural areas of USA, Can you help us with the eligibility criteria. She is post graduate from a good university of India.

[@briansmobile1]

I would advise Principal Superintendent Ehnes to seek another teacher of similar age from the Philippines. Being the only one in a foreign country like that is brutal. When I lived in India I used to love to see and meet other people who were like me. I loved the people from India (A LOT), but there is something to be said about having people from your home culture that you can relate with.

[@Krrrimmi]

My big sister live in San Ramon, California. It's a Latin community. She's d only pinay around. But she learn to adjust as time goes by. U should learn to adjust too. & meet other foreigners, not just your own people.

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

@@Krrrimmi Wrong! San Ramon is a white community.

[@jan22150]

@@Kuhladestkyicky the whole of the east bay is white. San Jose and most of the south bay area is latino.

[@theotherguy4897]

Been here in the ozarks for 12 years, I've given up on those like me. There aren't any, to say that the grammar is horrible well you just have to see it for yourself.

[@pikehunter23750]

Filipinas are some of the most warm, hospitable women I have ever met. Hard working and awesome cooks! Ask her to make some stinky fish! Did I mention they can sing!? Damn, they have beautiful voices. Invite her over for some karaoke and drinks for friendship! She'll feel right at home.

[@roadlesstraveledd]

"in the phillipines they see you in uniform they respect you, here you have to prove yourself." my god our education system, and parenting, is that bad.

[@MasMaszu2]

This doesn't applies to every school, sometimes some schools are more strict like my private school imo.

[@MasMaszu2]

But the parenting part probably in general most Asians parents are hella strict.

[@eli------------------0001]

If you wear your uniform, they Respect you but if you're a lazy teacher and was very incompetent + demanding of students don't expect respect,, and you'll get lots of backstabbing. Flatter you when faced and make fun of you when you turn your back and I hate teachers who has favoristism... sipsip!! Trust me, it depends on the teacher

[@Ldancingcat]

I think a lot of Asian schools were too strict sometimes. Teachers were regarded like gods in the old days and that's too much, but here in the US it goes too far in the other direction. I've been in classes where the teachers were bullied by the kids and heard about parents yelling at teachers even when the kid was clearly in the wrong. I taught Japanese exchange students and they were very respectful and didn't give me any trouble, but American elementary school kids were giving me attitude even in a nice school district.

[@darodism]

You barely realizd that? Living under a rock? its been like that since the 80's

[@rogeliogamboa7644]

just a little girl with a big heart - and highly qualified - I am a foreigner, married 34 years to a Filipina (met in person, not online, or in a bar) came to Philippines for a vacation many years ago and fell in love with the place and the people - retired here now for 11 years - Charmaine summed it up in one sentence : "in the Philippines, they see you in uniform, as a teacher, they respect you"- that's the key word here : "respect" - I lived in America for 7 years and couldn't believe the sloppy dress (here it's compulsory to wear a uniform) and attitude of the students - she mentions birthdays and Christmas, I am overwhelmed here by the affection of family and friends, during birthdays and Christmas - other countries could learn a lot about life, from the Philippines

[@mikeboshko2623]

The Philippines is a great country full of so many lovely people

[@Eric-lx8hp]

She’s a petit woman

[@goeticfolklore]

American and Filipino culture are simply different; they both have good qualities about them.

[@codyjohnson4091]

Another expat spotted 😂😂

[@michaelduggan1890]

Much respect for this lady. They should be thankful they have her teaching at their school.

[@borealis1592]

Michael Duggan -- Really?! How about an American teacher, Specially now that it’s almost impossible to get a job after graduation from college, and still with a huge student loan to pay.

[@momokui]

@@borealis1592 Did you watch the video? When the job was offered to you and you didn't take it because you think you are too good for the job, then the job goes somewhere else. Don't cry like a sissy when no more job for you when you need one!

[@borealis1592]

momokui -If I have a decent paying job is because I’m from a different generation. I’m sorry for this generation. It’s a pity that the government is selling us out. Your sarcasm comes out of your ignorance and stupidity. It’s obvious you don’t know and you don’t care about the struggles that people are going trough now days in this country. People working two or three jobs to barely make it. If you don’t know what’s going on, refrain your sarcastic remarks.

[@dakelei]

@@borealis1592 They tried to find an American and they couldn't.

[@momokui]

@@borealis1592 it's not hard to figure out what's going on, since it's very obvious... if you know the meaning of these words "capitalism", "arrogant", "ignorant" and "karma". Just so know what I said wasn't sarcasm but truth, it seems you are the one who don't know what's really going on.

[@june2420111]

I'm from Latin America and when I moved here at age 11 I was also really surprised by how disrespectful students were to teachers in public schools. Back in my home country I was scared of my teachers, they walked by and everyone got quiet and straightened up their backs. If they called your parents because you misbehaved you were in serious trouble at home. Here, I have a friend who is a teacher and she permanently injured her vocal cord from having to yell so much in her classroom because students were so unruly (she quit the next year). And you know what she said, it's the parents who are first to defend their kids instead of disciplining them for bad behavior. It's sad because you also lose the best teachers this way, good teachers should be better compensated and given much more respect for the incredible work they do.

[@jmfa57]

When I was a kid in school in the 1960s and 1970s, we sure respected our teachers. Times have changed, and not for the better.

[@Liz-sc3np]

Oh it’s because they are raised by Chads and Karens

[@SlayerofFiction]

@@jmfa57 Yea, my 70s gradeschool teachers were VG, but we still got our knuckles rocked by a ruler for stepping out of line just a little bit. To be fair we also had a recess in between every class and my grade school daughter now is not allowed to play in snow banks, no wonder they act up :(

[@marvindoolin1340]

@@jmfa57 I can't say I agree. I was a HS freshman in 1958, and we had a new science teacher that some in the class treated horribly, and I never understood why. He lived in a mobile home, and I delivered his local paper and felt like I knew him better than some of the others. I hope I showed him respect. He did not return for a second year, and I suspect he found some other profession. I was a public school teacher for twenty-one years, and I often thought of him and wished I knew what happened in his life. Edit to add that our second semester was a social studies survey course taught by a coach. No one particularly respected him, but they were afraid of him so behaved much better. My memory is that he was half the teacher the young science teacher was, but I feel sure the administration saw the difference in behavior more than the content of his classes.

[@cryp0g00n4]

@@jmfa57 maybe u should ask your age mates why they defend their kids instead of disciplining them?

[@rico99586]

Charmaine, welcome to America. I'm an old guy that has a business in Pasig,the Philippines since 1960's. I was young then but time has passed. I appreciate you sacrificing to teach here. I know exactly the family ties Filipinos have, and that is what make them endearing to me I know you miss them,. I wish we could make contact, I would send you kamote, atis, marrungay (mallungay), jack fruit, pancit, bitter melon, bananas. I have them all in my yard in Florida. I spend several months a year in Philippines, and hope to die there. The people I know there are more than family, and I immerse myself in helping the plight of the squatters, Payatas, smoky mountain, Navotas, etc, wherever they need help. God bless you. Don't get tied down there forever, America is huge. See it all. Maraming salamat po.

[@reddya10]

How sweet of you to offer! I hope your comment reaches her.

[@yourmarkie346]

These is so sweet i like you

[@nakama6156]

GOD Bless you sir Lawrence!

[@SuB0Fan1]

Well the Video showed the name of the town and the name of the school which is in Colorado so you could write to her there.

[@anandaabey7237]

God bless you🙏🙏🙏👏👏

[@ellieswisher]

Dear god this poor thing. She is so brave and wonderful to stay. I grew up in a town similar to this in Ohio and had a few foreign exchange students and two teachers from China (one replaced the other) in my time. I loved getting to know people from other cultures and was so grateful to have the chance to meet them. They, however, were shocked and upset usually. They expected New York or at least Chicago. No one wanted to be in small town farmland USA in the middle of nowhere, with a 30 minute drive to the nearest movie theater or shopping center. Our first Chinese teacher (teaching Mandarin) quit after one year because she couldn't stand how the rowdy students wouldn't respect her and the town/people weren't what she expected. I get it. Some exchange students got very bitter about their placement with us, which I understood. 'But this is the typical American experience,' we'd have to tell them and they'd say how they never saw anything like this in the media. They were always very frustrated. Foreigners dream about America by way of Hollywood, New York, Disney World, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington DC, without realizing the sheer size of the country between those few landmarks and the reality that most people here don't live those kinds of lives. Maybe they don't realize a lot of Americans dream about that kind of life, too. Unfortunately most of us don't ever get to live it, either. Anyway, those people in that town are gaining something special by having her around. But if it's anything like my town, they probably don't appreciate it. The townspeople seem like they don't know what to do with her, which is frustrating. In small towns like that it is so easy to become 'other' and never find community. The culture shock for her must be unreal. It is shocking for me when I go back to visit after living in the city, and I never even left the country. I hope she is able to move on before it gets too much for her. I was born in a place like that and felt like I was suffocating even though it was all I ever knew. I can't imagine moving there from a vibrant city where there's love and family and leaving all that behind.

[@nanxixu16]

Thanks for sharing your perspective and I agree with everything you said, but I would like to add one more thing: false advertisement. When rural schools try to hire teachers from overseas, they never disclose the kind of isolated and lack of support environment these teachers might be placed in, which of course, leads to frustrating foreign teachers living in rural communities and dealing with discrimination, homesick, and regrets. If this is a national education policy moving forward, people need to be transparent and put in more effort to create supportive environment for foreign teachers to stay. For example, in this video, the superintendent simply put the pressure to figure out visa extension on the teacher. What he could have done better is to look up the immigration policy ahead of time and make it a bilateral and collaborative effort when meeting her. Gestures like that mean a lot for teachers of color living in a foreign land.

[@ellieswisher]

@@nanxixu16 I absolutely agree with you 100%. Absolutely, yes. Great point. I wasn't putting any blame on the foreigners for not knowing where they were going to end up. (Especially since the time I'm talking about was before Google Satellite and Street View.) It almost seemed like they had been tricked, and I think that was a major feeling they were struggling with. Foreign exchange students especially got the raw end of the deal because I don't think they could choose where they wanted to go. I would have been really upset too if I had been in their shoes. And yeah what the heck was up with that superintendent? "You want to stay? Then figure it out." Yikes. Not how you're supposed to treat employees let alone foreigners. You'd think after they were so desperate to fill the position they would treat the teacher with more respect. (Guess that's why they couldn't fill it in the first place.) I get bad vibes from that place, personally. That's why I hope she can move on at some point. (Maybe she already has!)

[@chikitronrx0]

@@ellieswisher As a foreigner It is so sad to see so many people around me that dream of a live in USA It hurts more to see in the news another crowd of migrants going through my country on feet hoping to find that life they have seen in the movies. They end up dying or in this way of life It is okey, nothing wrong to live in a rural area. I just wonder how they feel when they found out, their dreams aren't reality.

[@hyewon_6311]

She's not Asian, she's Filipino

[@ellieswisher]

@@hyewon_6311 Yeah babe. ? I was talking about how the teachers in my town were from China, not her. The correlation was they're all foreigners who didn't get what they expected moving to the US and struggled unfairly. Not that they're all Asian.

[@nickhanlon9331]

''Suddenly math became the most popular subject in high school with the boys''.

[@zentunsaringkran5517]

All STEM subjects in South East Asia is dominated by female students. The male students however are better only in Chemistry or Physics.

[@johnnydoe2672]

IAmSo ZEN r/woooosh

[@johnnydoe2672]

Steing Groburf r/woooosh

[@DurianSpikes]

Lmao

[@DurianSpikes]

Op is just making a joke.

[@MrDraculadave]

I can relate with her when she said birthday and Christmas is the loneliest time when you are far away from your home/country.. homesickness attack..

[@ThePresentation010]

Boohoo

[@woolfulrebellion]

I get it too.

[@MrMriggy11]

Gift yourself lavishly that's all you can do

[@TheClownVP]

LeoDave ليو حبيبي Divino who told you to leave your homeland ?

[@TheClownVP]

Blue Rose duh , but that’s what this story is about as well as this guys comment . So stay on topic

[@t.h.1784]

In Asia, people value , respect education and hard work. They need it to get out misery and poverty. Respect , honor our parents, older people and teachers is normal. I remember my English teacher declined job offer in the U.S. after a job orientation. She was so glad to be back with her students even though the pay was lower.

[@Abdullah34610]

"They're taking our jobs"... "I can't find anyone from the US to do this work" EDIT: normally I don't edit comments, but so many people are misunderstanding the point. (1) Some of you don't seem to understand that I'm using an opposing quote to point out the ridiculousness of "They're taking our jobs", I'm all for immigration. (2) It doesn't matter what the reason is for not being able to find workers. If a resource is lacking domestically, then it needs to be imported (at least in the immediate time). Then we can worry about solving the problem at the root source later. That's a different discussion. EDIT 2: Someone please explain to me how you can be pro-Capitalism and then complain about jobs being taken by someone willing to do it for less? You want to say you don't want pure capitalism, fine, take that up with the government and work on improving that aspect of society before complaining about immigrants. You can't have your cake and eat it too. That is the nature of the system in the US. I'm not saying I agree with how things are and that people deserve what happens to them, I'm merely pointing out the hypocrisy of some people given the current system and what is probably their stance. I assume most of them probably consider Capitalism and patriotism to go hand in hand.

[@pinkgirl1002007]

Come’on the location is so rural and they could find a good math teacher!

[@Abdullah34610]

@@pinkgirl1002007 - Did you not watch the video? The superintendent said they couldn't find a qualified US based teacher. I knew blue collar jobs were difficult to get Americans to do, but apparently it's spreading to white collar too.

[@chitoboston5362]

thats the problem in your own country being lazy and a lot of compaint

[@algrand52]

@@chitoboston5362 mo, not true. There just isn't enoigh qualified people to fill the backlog in teachers. And those few who are really qualified won't take a job too far out of state.

[@synecdoche8783]

low skill worker: "dey took er jobs" low skill worker: "huh you hired me? time to sue your ass and make you lose a shitload of money with labor unions!"

[@polloloci21]

She’s so homesick- but her extended family is depending on her income. Just the way it is for many immigrants that move to the USA

[@polloloci21]

Quirky Rainbow Rose Queen - yeah, that’s why immigrant children must make sure that they don’t need their children to do the same. Always aim to do better than your parents for the sake of your children.

[@Lucy-vk1el]

Too bad they couldn't go with her, seems really lonely for her.

[@harshbansal7982]

Quirky Rainbow Rose Queen which country are your parents from ?

[@alexanderanastasi-hill7644]

I wouldn't be surprised if she extended her VISA to at least move to a more populous area in the US with a Filipino community.

[@brihm3869]

That isn't true. I know many immigrants that are well off, but also recognize that many of their parents are brought here and they are receiving benefits while their children are well enough off to support them. Our system is definitely broken.

[@RyderSpearmann]

The Filipino people are some of the kindest and most generous people I've ever met.

[@webbtrekker534]

When I was in the Navy in the 1960's the US was still recruiting 1200 Filipino's a year into the Navy. I was in a barracks with 400 of some of the smartest and nicest people I have ever been around. These people were the best of friends and the worst of enemies you could ever have. The choice was yours. Those 1200 slots were very highly contested in the Philippines with multiple layers of testing. Almost all of the 1200 were collage graduates.

[@charlieparkeris]

Friendliest country I've ever been to, out of about 35 countries.

[@mizzury54]

And in my experience , they are hard working and very job conscientious. They are certainly peolpe who employers can count on to show up to work and get the job done. I've always thought that some Americans could take a lesson from them on what it means when you accept a job.

[@monocyte2210]

@@webbtrekker534 hey man. my diving instructor was once part of the US Navy. He told me he was 19 when he first applied for the position he told me he was poor and gave it a shot. He went back to the Philippines and started a scuba diving company maybe 20-30 years ago.

[@webbtrekker534]

@@monocyte2210 A good portion of the men sent 3 out of 4 paychecks back to their families in the Philippines. On that Navy pay the families led very comfortable lives. Some returned to PI after their service others brought their families to the US. A lot of Filipinos I run into today tell that they have Navy roots when they see my Navy hat or Jacket. We always seem to have a connection.

[@steve-o5600]

When my mother was in a nursing home on the Eastcoast almost all of the nurses were from the Philippines and they were by far the most skilled, competent, kind and respectful of the patients compared to the other staff. Even their English was better than some of the American staff. They made the last few years of my mother's life much better. Thank you Charmaine for doing what you do. Your students and community are lucky.

[@joeabadier]

She is a Math teacher and she also articulates really, really well. She is much more than her physical built and should have gained a lot of respect after having handled some “classroom management” issues. She is lucky to have an American family to live with but I hope her situation gets even better. I hope her Filipino family can be with her real soon to enjoy that adobo. Mabuhay ka, Kabayan!

[@billyumbraskey8135]

oh gosh it must be so hard to be a 8/10 petite cute asian woman in the USA! LOL?!?! HOW DETATCHED FROM REALITY ARE THESE COMMENTS????

[@joeabadier]

@@billyumbraskey8135 [this is not even worth the shortest of replies].

[@hyewon_6311]

She's not Asian, she's Filipino

[@joeabadier]

@@hyewon_6311 Do you know that the Philippines is in Asia? Surprised?

[@hyewon_6311]

@@joeabadier Filipinos don't look like Asian.

[@marynnajaz4855]

I can feel her loneliness, seeing her standing accross the field with the train passing by ...

[@rotierender_lurch]

@Choocha Lagoocha ?

[@nickplays2022]

The scene is made for this exactly

[@bona183]

Come on, it was staged for the video. What do you expect?

[@capricorn839]

She is admiring the scenery that's all !

[@the9263]

hahahahahahahha anna philipina / karenina

[@stevemuller5334]

We are lucky to have her. She is extremely intelligent, a mathematician. Every year she works she is guiding students towards passing math. When a particularly talented student comes along she is prepping them for college STEM education. You can see how much the local residents appreciate having her there because they see her value every day.

[@dark14life]

Filipinos work very hard. My wife ran 2 businesses by herself for years until we met. They also have very good core values that they can pass on to American children. American parents have lost the ability to instill good values into their kids. Which, frankly, is part of the reason I sought out a Filipina as a wife. I couldn't find an American woman with the same good values and hard-working mentality.

[@dark14life]

@@raybassman7536 that rules you out.

[@raybassman7536]

@@dark14life You no understand, I was not implying for me. I was hoping she met by now a new husband so she won't be so damn lonley out in the middle of nowhere, where nuthin is around but the sagebrush blowing in the dusty wind.

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

@@dark14life I definitely understand you. I am lucky to be accepted by a wonderful Filipina and she is outstanding and blows away all other women from any country. Has her own business, beyond sweet, extremely intelligent and on and on. You're are spot on.

[@Go_with_modgill]

thanks for ur positive comment👍🏻

[@rudetoy8264]

The adaptation and sacrifices she made are admirable! It tough to living in vastly different climates, lacking basic basic ingredients, dealing with different culture, speak different language, and to excel at the task assigned are amazing🙏

[@valeriawicker8437]

I am a teacher on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and I love my colleagues from the Philippines!

[@tamelatibbitts7731]

I have heard that is a rough reservation. Bless you for taking care of out Native Children.

[@terryborg9670]

Hello friend

[@shakayojgph]

i have just a question, is the school infrastructure that we see in the video the standard of quality of most public rural schools in the US?

[@migspeculates]

there are Filipinos in an Indian reservation? Cool

[@meusisto]

How did the filipinos get there?

[@niclna]

Here in the Philippines, we were taught that our teachers is our second mother. Treat them as we treat our mothers.

[@maryagyemang9870]

Come to Africa 😂 we use canes so you will be dead is you do something bad

[@deaded7088]

@@maryagyemang9870 jesus christ why cane lol i mean here in the philippines teacher hit kids too back.when i was a kid but its usually they hit us in both hands but not that hard and twist our ears lol its funny yet it teachea u discipline

[@maryagyemang9870]

Edrian Mores dame Here one time I ditched school and I was chained so hard on my bum 😂 I cried

[@niclna]

@Anonymous Anonymous I'm talking about the teachers. Your comment is irrelevant.

[@colinluckens9591]

WOWWW - that's a bit different from in the West 😔😔😔

[@plain8819]

I'm from the Philippines and what she said about Filipino students being respectful to their teachers is pretty much true. Except some students of course, but the majority are pretty respectful and kind. I'm going to become a foreign exchange student soon in America and I hope it won't be a bad experience..

[@toxicorb9793]

Enjoy everything life has to offer! I wish I did a foreign exchange program in hindsight during my under division courses in university but now I'll have to travel on my own terms

[@jaizeneazari5546]

hope you have a good time here! just trust your gut when you come by new people...

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

@minti - The "problem" is overblown. It isn't as bad as this documentary might portray or lead you to believe. Of course Urban schools in big cities are more likely to have problems.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

@Maste Larsson - We don't "hate asian". There are literally tens of Millions of Asians in America and they are even higher achieving on average than whites (because they work hard). Nothing replaces hard work (not even being disadvantaged or poor).

[@alexb1839]

@Chayse Larsson We don't care about your race. We hate idiots who race-bait like yourself.

[@TheNoerdy]

Wow she is amazing. People don’t realize how hard it is to be foreign, in a rural area with probably not many (any?) other Filipinos, new to this country, and taking one of the hardest jobs that requires the most patience! She is awesome.

[@opus749]

Salary is one issue but more often it is simply that small towns are less attractive to younger people. Even this video pointed out that there is one cafe. Probably half of her students leave town after graduation, leaving few people her age in the town. That is a hard sell, to a twenty-something just starting their professional career.

[@gpnulife]

Some teachers are and some are not. Everyone that works in America can be rich, but that is not what most are focused on. It is what you do with what you get or have.

[@LadyGreenEyes964]

Yes, fewer things to do can really affect younger people these days. With technology, people have come to expect more ,and any have lost sight of simpler pursuits. Fewer young people would be a big issue, too, as you state, and far more of an issue than the salary.

[@leilanikuuipo6004]

@Eagle I Trader Hi :) as a educator it's all about the love of teaching. For me anyway. You won't be poor but, you won't be rich :) It's a happy life having such a vocation :)

[@garrusn7702]

The Colour Green It’s not just racist stereotypes. Teaching at those schools is WAY more difficult.

[@IncognitoSprax]

@The Colour Green No. Poor inner cities don't attract people because of salary as well. They're usually hampered by budgets, which started because of racist policies in the 1900s, and now are grandfathered in. So the schools are unfunded in supplies and material, usually falling apart, many of the students come from broken families, and the teachers get paid shit. People with expensive student loans usually aren't going to do that. That and school boards sometimes reject educated teachers because they assume they'll want too much.

[@littlebitofrachel1369]

I can't imagine how homesick she must be.

[@kkopimm]

I can feel how sad she is, I came to US and really shock like her, Im sad

[@drewjamila3868]

She must stay there for as long as she can and when she have enough experience then maybe move to a sub-urban area. But living rural is peaceful and therapeutic, maybe she'll adjust from there and stay there for good.

[@Juliemorgana]

Adjusting to a new culture isn't easy and it just takes time. There's no way to avoid the uncomfortable stage but you can get through it.

[@hailiejade9032]

exactly knowing that she came from Manila

[@amoryblaine6450]

I would advise Principal Superintendent Ehnes to seek another teacher of similar age from the Philippines. Being the only one in a foreign country like that is brutal. When I lived in India I used to love to see and meet other people who were like me. I loved the people from India (A LOT), but there is something to be said about having people from your home culture that you can relate with.

[@Moto_MKHN]

Bravo to Charmaine's bravery in relocating to another country and very rural part at that; not to mention the grit in sticking it through in a culture (USA) who's kids need the adults to prove themselves before they will act with some basic respect. Charmaine will outgrow this town and it's people soon if they don't find ways to keep talent like her.

[@littleorange6361]

Same! Before I moved here from Hong Kong I thought all parts of America are like New York and California, until I started seeing flat lands when I was on the airplane some time before landing. She seems to be an intelligent, smart, passionate teacher and I wish her all the best. Students are lucky to have her as a teacher.

[@aeriise]

Catania Momma Italia how is it lying? Technically, the popular areas is still part of America

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@Ngm Mngw Nah, the Filipino domestics in HK don't have the kind of schooling she has.

[@taichihead42]

Hong Kong were the government kill people if they don't agreed with them.

[@rickycheng5158]

@@taichihead42 bruh wtf are u even talking about. Have you even ever been to HK?

[@taichihead42]

@@rickycheng5158 Well no , Jesus who would want to go there, it's a war zone.

[@Al-ck1fe]

i think she is one of those teachers that when your fifty you will still remember with fondness

[@Smiley957]

Are you fifty?

[@GoLakers3900]

@@Smiley957 He probably is fifty and you probably don't even have fifty in your bank account.

[@josephleighton2458]

She seems genuine. An sincere. Overall a nice person.

[@BillyBob-fd5ht]

Very hard working and caring people

[@U.S.President]

I came to the US as a J1 foreign exchange student back in 2008, also in a small town, in Nebraska. Now I have been in the US for over 15 years. It has been a journey! I am grateful for everything I have now. I love this country!

[@paullentz1972]

How long did it take you to become an America citizen? Those CornHolers in Nebraska must have surely made you feel at home!

[@U.S.President]

@@paullentz1972 Still not a citizen yet, got my green card this year, have to wait for another 7-8 years to become a US citizen. People were pretty nice in Nebraska actually, I went to a christian high school and people were very nice to each other. They do have some misunderstanding about China, they thought China still look like in the 60s, I do have some friends who went to public high school in nebraska, and had some bad experience, but lucky for me, I made some very good friends back then.

[@shaclo1512]

damn and now you are the U.S. President 😮 congrats bro

[@goatboymagic9352]

she is a cool person, hope she finds more success.

[@iammaximus614]

Goatboymagic She’s already a Success, Since she Working America Now 🇺🇸🗽

[@prg4647]

@@iammaximus614 working in America is not a barometer of success....

[@juanwick2726]

Shes a white mans dream especially in Californina.

[@anybodycanart]

Goatboymagic where she comes from this is success.

[@dickass5910]

She will exit the job once she has permanent resident card and find a better job in the city

[@BalrajSingh-gg3qm]

Shes intelligent and beautiful. And brave too, it takes a lot of courage to travel so far and do this.

[@munsterabu]

Evidently not very Geographically aware....sure she'll fit right in

[@guitardzan5641]

Raj, Maybe so.... But America is a welcoming country to those who WANT to make their own way.....As this woman has shown. She didn't just show up. She was invited to bring her skills and character. Her home and heart may one day find it's own place in America. At least, I hope so.....

[@wedgejtt3174]

@@guitardzan5641 we keep making it harder to come here

[@guitardzan5641]

@@wedgejtt3174 You are absolutely right.....I know people who have spent thousands of dollars and years of their time to travel the Citizenship Path. Our current policies are unfair to everyone. I have developed a detailed set of reforms to make this entire process cheap, timely, and fair to ALL PARTIES involved. The plan is so obvious. It could be put in motion in a matter of months. There is NO CHANCE of either study or implementation of this idea. NONE.

[@Max-nt5zs]

Raj Singh not really

[@dezpinosa]

Imagine how hard it is in developing countries that a young woman, even believing that the whole stuff is a scam, decided to take the risks anyways.

[@Nossody]

I live in america and i still think half the jobs I apply for are scams.. because they are.. Internet is rough out there when applying for jobs.. It's made easier but can be dangerous if you give too much info to the wrong people.

[@NGGPeter]

lol what? the Philippines is not a developing country

[@Manwithaplan2021]

Peter Yes it is. Just because Manila has some high class areas doesn’t mean the country is developed.

[@NGGPeter]

Yeah I guess you're right

[@SovereignStatesman]

In Philippines people will stop you in the street and ask you to take them to America.

[@FernandoPineda-o9g]

Thank you for stepping up Charmaine and teaching our children in rural communities God bless you.

[@clownshoesmma6249]

She’s a sweetheart. Hopefully she wasn’t alone for Christmas.

[@johnnymcblaze]

@Danius Von Gailis I think he just meant attractive people...

[@angry-white-men]

I highly doubt it. If I was her student I'd make sure she'd be at my house for Christmas.

[@solomongrundy1467]

@@angry-white-men Invite her over to get that extra credit.

[@4thHorsemanRides]

@Christine Taggart wtf does that have to do with the conversation?

[@cooliipie]

I met her on tinder and stretched it out

[@lorax8172]

She looked so out of place in the teacher's conference room being young and fashionably dressed.

[@nancyofallonvo]

@T K That is rude and judgemental. She is a very tiny woman and her weight is proportionate with her height. She obviously eats very healthily. Sadly unlike most Americans. smh.

[@THAT.RANDOM.GUY_]

o-or the other elephant....

[@gordonowens7794]

@T K Why is it important to mention? Why not comment on her intellect, or the fact she chose to go to a rural area instead of a major city?

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

@@gordonowens7794 Why don't you stop being a little bitch?

[@440knowledge3]

Rural area in Bangladesh . so beautiful and amazing. watch video click here:rb.gy/rzu6hj

[@spencerphilippinedream3706]

funny enough, i lived in colorado springs for 10 years and just moved to rural philippines. respect is a huge difference between our cultures. im glad this teacher gave it a second year.

[@thehumanityoflife6460]

Where in the Philippines did you move to, and why?

[@JackSmith-ou1dg]

@@thehumanityoflife6460 Probably a sought after math teacher.

[@paultwiss199]

I wish her well - she seems like a great person and I am sure she will use it as a stepping stone to move onwards , in America if she so wishes. there are over 4 million Filipinos / Filipino ancestry in the US so she will do well I am sure. Filipinos are awesome people.

[@ßhopkins]

Salamat Paul. Thank you for you kind words.

[@georgevindo]

It is true. I hired a nanny from the Philippines in 1990 for my three boys, after having been through several Canadians. She turned out to be amazing. Here, businesses love hiring Filipinos because they have a reputation for being hard workers and reliable. Some other races are just out to be paid and aren't worth hiring. She's been at the same job now for thirty years after employment with me and is a very much valued employee and I won't even get into how much she has helped out her family and many nieces and nephews back at home. I have a lot of respect for them.

[@dallasyap3064]

I really respect her courage to take an effort to teach in America. Hope she will do better in the future. God bless this woman!

[@dallasyap3064]

@Thomas Hobbs-Allen yeah and me over here trying to get a job at my own country while still struggling to decide whether to return to college or not. I have actually dream before of going to America, and living there, but right now I don't see it happening.

[@PChan-yt4uf]

If she is staying back in Philippines to help her country , then I would respect her. There are so many dirt poor , under privileged children in Philippines. By going to America, she is just going where the money is. Nothing to admire her for.

[@elaine5953]

@@PChan-yt4uf She may have no future in the Philippines, even as a teacher. And as most Phillipine citizens working abroad, she is probably sending much of her income home. In fact, it is an industry to sell the work and intelligence of their own people to other countries. The authorities in the Philippines -- including the courts -- are horribly corrupt and steal from the heart of their own wonderful people. That is why there there is so much poverty. It is easy to thrown stones.

[@craigsphilippines466]

If you live with the Philippine people for a number of years like I have , you would know why she handles doing that so well . There are over 12 million Filipinos living and working in a foreign country , they contribute 11% to the Philippine economy , they work in a higher paying job than what they earn in their own country and send a lot of that income to their family back home

[@PChan-yt4uf]

@@elaine5953 She is no different from the millions from the whole of SE Asia, doing the same thing, including the maids, the nannies, the blue-collared workers, the sex workers, the professionals .... All I'm saying is that there is nothing particularly praise-worthy about her working in another country. We are all doing the same thing - go where we think life is better, where we can earn more money to make the lives of our families better, for our next generation.. All perfectly natural and understandable. If she had tried to change her own country from within, and combat poverty through education, then I will take my hat off as she would then be extraordinary. Not throwing stones, just stating a fact. I personally know what it's like to be one of those millions. Do you ?

[@coolcool8693]

Shame the kids act disrespectful it's been that way since I grew up. She's a very brave and admirable lady, I wish her best of luck!

[@peterlonyait4101]

She is so beautiful and charming..plus her motivation and dedication to her work.she is amazing

[@brianbondhus4241]

@arr sea Stop the foolish talk, please.

[@tdm3301]

@arr sea What???

[@mariaashot5648]

I went back to teach in the same public school district where I received an excellent education. Remember all that talk of "teacher shortages"? Well, they retired the tenured people and brought in anyone who would accept a zero-hours contract, No Benefits (yup, no benefits, but pay your union dues). After taxes, full-time, about $1800/month net. Just enough to cover rent... You need a 2nd job to finance your teaching job. I happen to be an expert in the subject, with good classroom management skills. But there are a lot of troubled teens in America... And even a 9 year old tried to sell me some marijuana at 8:30 in the morning. There's a shortage of teachers because not enough parents/grandparents have taught their kids to apply themselves to their work. School becomes like a lounge; the teacher is a 'babysitter.' Teenagers bring in their takeout food, do their elaborate hairstyles, play cards... It is profoundly demoralizing as well as upsetting. No surprises, China's youngsters are learning all sorts of stuff, from classical music to rocket science, while US kids argue about pronouns, debate political slogans and share 'edibles' (cannabis products). Garbage in, garbage out!

[@czpanama]

@@peterlonyait4101 Ok Peter, put it back in your pants.

[@MY-ce2qt]

She is beautiful inside and out. Hope she’ll find some friends her own age.

[@braderwin9620]

Everyone her age gets the hell out of that boring isolated shit hole.

[@richardcranium9025]

@@braderwin9620 From what I understand, there is a major movement of people out of large cities.

[@huluplus7002]

@@richardcranium9025 And they're all old pople who've made their money and who are ready to retire

[@richardcranium9025]

@@huluplus7002 Yeah, pretty sure that is completely wrong. With many more people finding out that they can work from home, there is no need to be near the office.

[@talameytalameya]

@@huluplus7002 right on !!!

[@alexanderkuhn2298]

The bit about respect really got me, my girlfriend is a teacher here in the US and her first year was hell because of the constant need to prove herself and gain respect from the students. Even if most of the class respects you there are almost always 1-6 students that will make your life hell. So many parents do not discipline their children well enough at home and also do not respect teachers themselves. They think their child is perfect and that its the teachers fault the student is not performing well in school, and this mentality further affects the respect the student has for their teacher as children are impressionable. "Seeing the uniform they automatically respect you," this is how it should be in America, along with many other things such as pay

Yes, completely agree. Teachers should be there to teach and motivate, not to parent kids without real parents. What is even worse is that these days laws completely favor those pieces of shit and they cannot be expelled from a school or given a suspension (at least that is the case here in Colombia, where the situation is even worse* than in the US). *So said an American woman I met that came to Colombia as a volunteer teacher.

[@anonymous-cq7wj]

As someone from the United States, I think there's a very serious reason for this in our education system, which is that there are so many underqualified and quite frankly horrible teachers (see: the trope of sports coaches teaching history with no degree or background in the subject). This seems to be caused by a few systemic problems: the inconsistency of standards across states, the erosion of standards in general, and public education being generally underfunded. Since it's so common in the United States to have those sorts of teachers, there's no such thing as automatic trust or respect: this is why they have to prove themselves first.

[@kwyatt261]

​@@anonymous-cq7wj Bingo! You so eloquently articulated my thoughts exactly!

[@ßhopkins]

@@anonymous-cq7wj in Charmaine's case though, it seems that is not the case. If they are all saying she's an excellent teacher, but still being treated with disrespect, what does that tell you?

[@anonymous-cq7wj]

@@ßhopkins the exact problem that I described affects all teachers, not just the actually horrible ones. *because* students are so accustomed to bad teachers, they have trouble trusting and respecting the authority of any of their teachers, even the good ones. this affects Everyone in the system.

[@icositetrachoron7028]

Nationality doesn't matter. Recruit the one who's best for the job.

[@bipolatelly9806]

Culturally compatible matters. She's a Christian. It matters.

[@fredflintstone747]

Ask our current President if it doesn’t matter!

[@bipolatelly9806]

@@fredflintstone747 Current and next.... Unless cheating is fine.

[@redwater4778]

One should ask why a nation that is at the forefront of the industrial age can't find a teacher from within the country.

[@dinog3052]

@Jrod Rodriguez they did get one USA applicant 🤣

[@hindeshrai8787]

I have always found it amazing how its so ok to insult teachers in america. Teachers are revered in east especially in countries like india and china. America needs to change that.

[@ericfermin8347]

Good teachers get respect.

[@ericfermin8347]

@@votive3946 There are always (student) outliers but in general, good teachers get respect.

[@ericfermin8347]

@JackFrost You're kind of jumping the shark there. We are talking about good teachers versus bad teachers. sigh.....

[@ericfermin8347]

@@votive3946 Just one (MS) , Math, and I've been teaching math for 13 years. I don't know of many actual teachers that regard a Masters degree in Education as anything other than a way to get a pay upgrade. There are whole industries that cater to getting teachers a Master's degree in Education (also C&I) for step upgrades in pay. When a new faculty member shows up at my school no one judges someone by their CV (I teach at a high school). Your reputation is amassed by your ability to teach kids, relate to kids, your classroom management, and your helpfulness as a colleague (and to a lesser degree your scores on State Assessment tests/AP/SAT ACT results.

[@ericfermin8347]

@JackFrost I'll leave you to your ramblings then.

[@enriquesuave1604]

I’m glad to find out about this news. She is really making America greater.

[@gregparrott]

Make America greater? Not if trump can help it. He's marginalized the visa program. At least he was adept at plagiarizing Reagan's 1980 campaign slogan 'Make America Great Again' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again

[@november132]

Well of course, she came legally

[@paulbonewicz3283]

@NPC 1001210 She's teaching math not geography.

[@utubewillyman]

@@gregparrott Now we know why they call you "Parrott". And if you're looking for real examples of plagiarism, look up a guy named Joe Biden.

[@gregparrott]

@@utubewillyman You're following trump's playbook...name calling, and thinking it's more than an imbecilic gesture. As for Biden, yes I know he too has plagiarized material. Unlike trump, he's admitted to it and apologized.

[@ßhopkins]

Proud of you Charmaine 🇵🇭 I hope can find the time to give yourself a little break, have a short vacation and spend the holiday back home. Ingat ka! ❤

[@normantran4049]

What a lovely lady. Students are lucky to have her.

[@dontignorewatchme5851]

@@celsolopez8844 don't assume man it's toxic. yes some people are racist, yes there is a fetish to Asian in white culture. But the internet is a place we generalize often let's not do that anymore.

[@edmhie1]

@@celsolopez8844 Look who is talking?........you are more racist than any group in America. I have an Asian friend working with mostly Mexican American in AZ and he told me a lot of stories about how a group of Mexican-American in the company he worked for tried to discriminate him by harassing him, spread lies against him to get the attention of the Management, sabotaging his work which are all illegal and here you are talking shit to others but you're the one's doing it. You people behave like a MOB when in a group.

[@sgt.rexpowercolt3221]

Celso Lopez dude WTF

[@LauncherSpiderMk7]

@Tic Toc Sounds like you didn't pay attention to the video. They couldn't find any American teachers to take the job, so they had to hire a foreign math teacher. They're very lucky she accepted the job instead of staying at home. Norman got it 100% right.

[@normantran4049]

@Lego Lover All comments are disgusting you say? Except your right?

[@alysimone]

_Most of America is rural._

[@wq198mnr]

aly simone yes but most Americans live in urban areas

[@robertcrawford6727]

but most people outside the US don't know this, so.....

[@TheNormal256]

Uh no, most Americans do not live in rural areas. Most of the land might be rural but that’s not where most people live.

[@garlicgirl3149]

@@TheNormal256 I think that is what the person was trying to say. However, many do not realize that. Cities are promoted as better. Back in Industrial Revolution the same happened. The grass is greener thing...

[@arpthirteen6713]

And ignorant...you forgot that point. Just saying 😉

[@TheRisky9]

When I was in Germany, me and a friend were chatting when some teen girls were like, "You're American! We want to go to America. We watch MTV all the time." My friend and I had to explain that we came from poor rural areas where there were more cows than people. I live in the city now and work for corporate America. I really miss the poor rural areas.

[@bernaortega596]

I feel you I am a Filipina I left my country Phils yr 2004 from rural village in the countryside and came back last yr for good. I used to work as a carer in England. Now I'm semi retired and enjoying our farm. Life was so lonely being away from home for ages especially in very stressful city like London. Every day work work work and paying bills. That's it! You have no life. Pls go back to your rural village life is good and stress free like I did. I'm very happy now. I'm always on my net swing under our huge mango trees. Cooking out door kitchen using firewood and free vegs from my garden all yr round. Life is good😍. Less bills less stress and more rest🤩

[@danadomino]

I also came from a poor rural area, in Florida though. I'm currently in London and everytime I tell people I'm originally from Florida the response 95% of the time is "WHAT?! WHY WOULD YOU COME HERE?!", implying why would I leave the beaches, sunshine, and theme parks for gloomy London. Then I have to explain the nearest beach was over a one hour drive from me and the area I come from is mostly trailer parks and farms. But I don't miss it one bit. You'd have to drag me kicking and screaming to move back to my hometown. I enjoy the diverse people and varied cultures in big cities. It's also nice to not have to drive everywhere like I had to back home. God bless the subway. I would never want to move back to small town America.

[@gymlingocoachtai7804]

Dana Marie I love small town and came from a big city of P.R. China. Now, I am in WI. Drive out my street that is cornfield.

[@danadomino]

@Dr B The intense backwoods racism makes it hard to even somewhat consider moving back to my hometown. I grew up around the backwoods thinking and the rebel flags everywhere and racial slurs openly being said in school. It made me hate the country life even more. I'd rather deal with fake smiles than open racism and closed minds.

[@integr8er66]

@@danadomino To each his own, I would absolutely hate where you are, and would choose exactly what you don't

[@PricklePrice]

J1 Visas.. Wow, that’s a lot of math classes & range to teach 😮! She does a great job. 40% rural small school have challenges finding teachers for hire. Thank You Charmaine ❤❤❤❤

[@dakelei]

I'm a 60 year-old American English teacher and I live on my university campus in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Because of the virus and now summer vacation the campus is largely empty and quiet. I know almost exactly how Charmaine feels. My Spoken Chinese isn't nearly as good as her English, though, so her situation is pretty good, relatively. The USA is lucky to have her.

[@dakelei]

@@issadraco532 Have you ever lived here?

[@Kevbot6000]

Issa Draco ah yes, clearly he’s the one being surrounded by propaganda

[@dakelei]

@@Kevbot6000 The guy never answered my question. I've lived in China a total of 13 years and the place "Issa Draco" describes is not the China I've seen. There's a helluva lot more "anti-foreigner" sentiment in the land of Trump than I've ever seen here. The USA locks up more of its own people than China does. If you think being African in China is tough, try being black in the USA. So I'll ask Issa Draco AND you Kevin Kirkham, have you ever lived here? I do. And presently I'd much rather be here than the USA.

[@ahkoy973]

@@dakelei well said....

[@adgurl01]

Chris Davies I’m in Shanghai...God bless you and happy teacher’s day. I her video I was surprised she was living with a “host” family and not given an housing allowance for her own place. I would need my own apartment/home.

[@HartleySan]

I'm not religious, but this woman is doing God's work. America loves you for what you are doing, Charmaine. Thank you!

[@taserrr]

She's doing her own work, it's all her don't put this on some non existing deity! She came here by her own taking her own risks living alone and doing a job like this, nobody else did this SHE DID.

[@HartleySan]

​@@taserrr Appreciate the comment, but I feel like my intended meaning was a bit misconstrued. I wasn't literally thanking the Christian God, thus why I started my comment with, "I'm not religious." Rather, I was using that expression to try and show how much I really appreciate the fact that she's doing what she's doing; a job that literally no qualified American seems to want to do. And yes, I agree that she came to America to do this job on her on volition, but I think there are a few very noteworthy things: 1) Through her own admission, she had no clue what she was walking into (having never lived in America), but she's done a great job persevering through the hard times, homesickness and everything, and is still going. 2) This country severely undervalues teachers and education, and the important role they play in shaping our society. I think she's doing a wonderful thing for this country (and the world). 3) I think we all have to acknowledge that based on where you're born and grow up, you innately have more or less choices than other people on this planet. Being a woman from The Philippines, I think her options are far more limited than many people, and I think that limited number of options somewhat forced her hand in her "willingness" to travel halfway around the world and away from her family and everything she's ever known to take a chance on this job, something I know for a fact that most Americans would never even think of. In other words, just because people "choose" to do things doesn't always mean that really want to do that thing. I'm not saying she regrets her choice or hates it. Merely that if she had had the kind of free choice that most Americans have, I doubt she would have ultimately chosen to do what she's doing, and the fact that she's doing it so well and with such great aplomb, I really appreciate that. That's all I was getting at.

[@MrSvenovitch]

@@HartleySan Maybe you are just schizophrenic.

[@HartleySan]

@@MrSvenovitch What is that statement based on? What specifically makes you think I'm schizophrenic?

[@HartleySan]

@@g.l7219 Which comment didn't age well? What do you mean?

[@dondark6423]

God bless you, Charmaine. Filipinas are such wonderful teachers, nurses, and they do a wonderful job in most any field. I am extremely lucky to be married to a Filipina.

[@kkir5004]

It's good to see the community recognizing and appreciating her work.

[@jeremyhartley9559]

great job Charmaine, proud of you :) my step-mother is Filipino and such a sweet lady. much respect and honor to the people and culture.

[@darwinmendoza478]

Thank you!

[@cleofe5229]

@Blessica M not all filipinas are beautiful some are scamming the whites to feed the extended family

[@randomly_random_0]

@Blessica M parang t*nga lang ah. desperada te?

[@1103-o5t]

ザーン_ランド Haha igat si inday

[@cleofe5229]

@@1103-o5t shes buying validations😂

[@billr.1230]

I'm retired Air Force and spent nearly half my career in Asia. I can attest to the fact that students automatically respect their elders and their teachers. They study long hours and by the time they reach high school they are leaps and bounds ahead of their American counterparts.

[@FecalMatador]

Why do you think Asian Americans are the highest wage earners on average? They instill discipline at a very young age. Same with work ethic. This can go two ways tho as I know many Asians who work work work and don’t have time to enjoy much else

[@panpiper]

Leaps and bounds ahead in terms of rote knowledge maybe, but way behind in creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. They get students to study that hard essentially by breaking their spirit of independence. There is a reason that despite lower grade averages compared to a great many other industrialized countries, the US still has by far the most entrepreneurial economy.

[@richtofenchareyre8425]

Oh yeah you're so right Peter, South Korea, China, Japan, these countries are so poor, no businesses (China and Japan being 2nd and 3rd word's best economies), no innovation (high technogies), no creativity (video games, manga, movies). Oh yeah, you're so right...

[@panpiper]

@@richtofenchareyre8425 Per capita GDP: China $8,826. Japan $38,428. USA $59,531. I rest my case.

[@OfficialSilverMoon]

@@panpiper That is because of the population in those countries and ancient exploitation. Look at the median wages in the US by race as that is a more appropriate measure of wealth and success because the communities have the same access to resources. Rank Race Median household income (2016 US$) 1 Indian (Asian) $128,000 2 East Asian $85,349 3 White $67,865 4 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander $50,987 5 Hispanic or Latino (of any race) $46,882 6 American Indian and Alaska Native $39,719 7 Black or African American $30,555

[@goodwavedata]

I can’t remember - ever - seeing a comments section as positive as this one. Thank you, Charmaine. But also, thank you, USA. And Merry Christmas, everybody.

[@Summon256]

What's there to be negative about? LOL We are seeing young humble foreign woman, who to top all of that is incredible cute! It's not like we are watching US President inauguration speech or debates during election campaign so...the lack of negativty is to be expected?

[@angryman71]

WOW -- GORGEOUS teacher! 🙂 I'm married to a FILIPINA here in the USA -- love the Philippines. Glad she was able to come here and make a life for herself. The Philippines is much different than the USA, especially in the rural areas (called the province in the Philippines).

[@Skooh2000]

Out of options? Sir she is the greatest learning opportunity for you and your students. The world will become greater by that.

[@indigo2005]

It takes a lot to move to a new country and do what she is doing. She is brave. All the best.

[@protorhinocerator142]

A few years back there was a TV show called Northern Exposure. Some city boy got a job in Alaska in some super remote village. When he first got there he wanted to leave immediately but they reminded him that coming to remote Alaska was a condition of them paying for his college degree. If he stayed there X number of years they pay off his student loans. So he stayed. Big cities usually don't have a problem attracting college educated professionals. Remote places will move things around, make accommodations, and in this case get a J-1 visa approved so she can work there. I think her biggest shock will be when it comes time to deal with the Colorado winter. Brrrr!

[@josafaalmeida9398]

She is a very courageous teacher by the way she shows us an admiring attitude by leaving her country and teaching in a rural area with, obviously, so many different and hard challenges. Congratulations!

[@visualbeauty3427]

It's not joke left in South East Asian country to livin' Western countries i mean that sucks 💔💔

[@josafaalmeida9398]

@@visualbeauty3427 So true!

[@visualbeauty3427]

@@josafaalmeida9398 especially when young models taking in a fashion world it's challenging.

[@josafaalmeida9398]

@@visualbeauty3427 Sometimes it's necessary to leave a comfort zone to get some achievements in life. It's a way, not for everyone though. Some people move to Canada, for example, but they don't adapt to the climate or maybe they are so attached to their homeland. In the end, some choose to go back home. Therefore, you have an idea how things work. Settling in a place very far from home is really a challenge many people are not up to!

[@visualbeauty3427]

@@josafaalmeida9398 ouch

[@jasonavina8135]

This story is so awesome. She must be really smart and hardworking to be able to learn another language and mathematics in that language so well, that you can come to another country and teach. She's really inspiring!

[@daxchristianyu4547]

English is the medium of instruction in learning Science and Mathematics here in the Philippines. I can't even imagine learning them using Filipino and my regional language. It's just so difficult and using English is much more easier.

[@clydejovenrico5854]

The Philippines is an English-speaking country.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

Such a humble and lovely woman.

[@yankee2666]

In no small part because she's not born and bred in the USA. There was a time in my own history when American women - most of them, at least - were as attractive and unassuming as Charmaine. Thank you leftist America for being the primary reason why that is no longer so. I hope her ambience will have an influence on her students.

[@michaelg4664]

@@yankee2666 Yeah .... it's terrible that "leftist" America supports women's rights and independence. It kinda sucks that your life can't be fulfilling without you having * as much* power over women. Welcome to the 21st century.

[@nikkybest7686]

Like you

[@bcarss1970]

"You have to prove yourself before they respect you" A sad statement of parenting.

[@edmhie1]

It only shows how this generation were spoiled too much. They feel that they should be favored all the time.

[@SprakanaKerum]

I think it's American culture in general. In other countries, one automatically respects the person above you in the hierarchy, and only lose it when they do something to screw up.

[@diane9247]

This has happened in the past few decades, to the point where everyone is disrespectful toward everyone else. Now, we've even got a real mess in public life.

[@TeamMadcrew]

corporal punishment is practiced in the phillipines. there's the respect difference.

[@dragonbane44]

While common courtesy should be given freely respect should be earned no matter who it is.

[@cardinalwilson8034]

As a teacher from the Philippines, I feel proud when there are filipino teachers that are doing good, being respected and appreciated in another country. It makes me want to work harder and makes me more passionate to my work.

[@user-ym1bs7om9e]

Respect to you sir and all the teachers specially in these trying times.

[@day21703]

The scene where she was standing on the curb and watching freight train passing by touched my heart. I can feel how lonely she is. But she is a lovely lady. Hope she can find a family soon.

[@redditstop1653]

Most Filipinos like her hope to come back home. That’s usually there main goal once they come to america

[@TinLeadHammer]

It is a staged shot.

[@paullentz1972]

Sure, it was staged. However, do you think that she really hasnt 'looked into the sunset as the train passes by' ON HER OWN prior to doing this interview? Not many things going on in OpieVille can distract her from such an activity. She has plenty of free time in SH!TTYVILLE, USA. I like to play poker, so I'd be out of my freaking mind with no casinos/poker rooms nearby. @@TinLeadHammer

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

I'll adopt her! I bet she likes tall gwapo kanos

[@ßhopkins]

​@@The_Conspiracy_Analystso you think ..why do Americans always assume they are wanted by Filipinas? All we could do is... laugh 🤭😬

[@delilah1313]

Why is disrespecting our teachers so normalized in America?

[@happytortoise1009]

individualistic culture- americans are louder, outspoken, rebellious. Lookup Hofstede's cultural Dimensions. Eastern cultures are more-so known to be collectivistic- group need outweighs that of individual, conformity, falling in line, not 'rocking the boat,' etc

[@tompeled6193]

Why do you think teachers can do no wrong?

[@leablue3402]

Because in many western countries the concept of "freedom" is misinterpreted as "doing and saying whatever you want all the time"

[@gregdubya1993]

Because parents have shirked their responsibility and want schools to raise their little demons for them.

[@richardbloemenkamp8532]

Sometimes parents think they pay a lot of tax for schools and therefore it is not more then normal that these school do their utter best to educate their fantastic children (little demons). Same is true in Western Europe. And if a teacher is strict with a child then the child will send his parents to tell the headmaster that the teacher is doing a bad job. It seems the disrespect sometimes starts with the attitude of the parents.

[@myho2260]

I did cry when she said the taste of the food feels like home. I never had Pho in Vietnam but after half a year in California, I started eating Pho. Not because I like it but it feels like home. Also coke reminds me of holiday time during Tet holiday of Vietnam. It s tough to live far from home but it helps one to be stronger.

[@malakitity5799]

wassup ho ho ho

[@RobertoStinkyPants]

My Vietnamese wife makes it all at home. Rarely, will she eat Vietnamese restaurant food and there are plenty here. When I went to Vietnam (I was a tourist), it was the opposite. I couldn't cook anything and nothing I ate reminded me of home except ca fe den kong duong and bánh mì tròn với kem pho mát (black coffee, no sugar and bagel with cream cheese)..

[@DP-yn3jf]

@@malakitity5799 that is very disrespectful for you to make fun of your name

[@malakitity5799]

@@DP-yn3jfyou lost ??

[@Naruto-yd8hg]

Keep strong pretty

[@MidNiteR32]

She’s a total sweet heart and such a kinda person. I wish her nothing but the best. It takes a lot of courage to leave your home country and come to a new country completely unknown with a language/culture barrier. She’s awesome and deserves any success that comes her way.

[@hyewon_6311]

She's not Asian, she's Filipino

[@MidNiteR32]

@@hyewon_6311 dafuq dat gotta do with anything?

[@rayaisella6562]

@@hyewon_6311 Filipinos are asian too

[@stuuuporman]

🇺🇸 Kamusta, Charmaine. Asawa kong pilipina, proud na proud kami ni Elvie sa iyo. Oo, napaka-spoiled ng mga batang Amerikano kumpara sa mga estudyante sa Pilipinas. Kailangan namin ng mabubuting guro tulad mo. Maaari mong sundan ang You Tube channel ni Elvie sa "Elcie in Singapore". We wish you the best😊 Salamat po 🇵🇭

[@ßhopkins]

Wow your Tagalog is impressive.

[@hardlyb]

In CA and NY they mostly think of America as being just CA and NY, too.

[@yash1152]

hahaha, lol :) 0:26

[@huetuber1204]

I live in CA. What is "New York?" There is nothing outside of CA.

[@hardlyb]

@@huetuber1204 I lived in CA for 45 years, but it turns out it's still possible to leave.

[@huetuber1204]

@@hardlyb I guess you missed the sarcasm in my post....

[@hardlyb]

@@huetuber1204 No, I got it. I was joking that I worried about being stopped at the border trying to leave CA.

[@crissymodapoka]

She's almost in tears talking about the food. She misses home, no doubt about that. Hang tough, kabayan.

[@rileyxxxx]

food is probably one of the main reasons why living in the US sucks

[@KingBobXVI]

The editing around her talking about missing home and feeling lonely during Christmas and her birthday somehow cracked me up - it's such a heartfelt statement and then they cut to her standing at the end of the driveway... and a fuckin' train is just blaring its horn in the distance, lol.

[@rileyxxxx]

@Jermare you didn't get it.

[@yourangelinfleshorsackclot1523]

she can go home... no law dictating she has to stay... nuthin "brave" about an immigrant whining about her host nation... fuckin deport her back so she appreciates her freedom... buhbye

[@tpn1110]

@Jermare not in a rural town

[@VoidUnderTheSun]

Jesus it looks so depressing. And her fashion game is like x10 better than anyone else in town.

[@jellybelly111]

Honestly, it does and I feel like this town doesn't suit her. She should move out to a big city... perhaps somewhere where there's a large Filipino population.

[@stefanragler9584]

"Her fashion game", typical, superficial, arrogant and unnecessary comment. I m sure the "fashion-situation" is her no1 problem there, if she really does have a problem with the situation at all. And the adjustment to an other country and culture is normal.

[@Picnicl]

"fashion game" isn't even an accepted enough term to use it in general comments on KZbin. Look it up- there are no references to it. It's great to dress well but, if it's a game to anyone, then they need to stop playing other people with cliches.

[@monarchtherapsidsinostran9125]

i like how everyone just assumes that its a small town so it has alot of issues. sorry but its really chill in small towns most of the time, and fashion is something literally nobody cares about. its priorities, not problems, and yeah. that's all. stop pretending your better because you wear fabric that looks slightly better.

[@antoniomaldonado2075]

@@gundamzerostrike on top of that, few people but the people seem nice and have manners. They aren't degenerate like in other places. It's still the the 1950s there

[@ChickpeaMilkshake]

She is the nicest and kindest teacher I have ever seen!

[@JupiterSkie]

I liked the part where she said the Philippine students knew to respect the teacher! It should be like that here in the USA! It used to be that way!

[@eyesalooking]

So true. I have been hit in the back of the head with an eraser thrown by a teacher when I was talking instead of listening and spent some time in the principal's office and was introduced to the "board of education" when I was in school. They didn't send a note home to my parents and I sure wasn't going to tell them because it would have been much worse when I got home. I appreciate all of my teachers and let them know whenever I see them. That was the way it was when I went to school. Parents supported the teachers and the school.

[@jatelf7]

Put a lot of the blame on the parents for that. If the parents do not see any value in education then the kids won't.

[@roddycancio6309]

I don't know I've had some horrible teachers that I didn't respect. I didn't do anything about it, like test them or whatever, but the ones that I did respect I tried to show that.

[@aldini9329]

Shut the fuck up

[@basedbear1605]

@@eyesalooking My teacher in HS math class once threw a chair at a student. He learned his lesson. No lawsuit. Today that teacher would be in jail.

[@hossshir1878]

I was in a similar situation. I, originally from Iran, went to a small community to teach math. Some students were difficult to manage, but it was the kindness of American living in that community that made me to stay in my job. I think she found how good American are.

[@rich1one1one]

stay strong friend

[@alexanderobenza2209]

I'm from the Philippines. I'm very proud of her! There are many teachers from the Philippines working in several parts of USA. Some of them were my former neighbors. They were good science and mathematics teachers. Philippine schools have been adopting American-authored books. We are taught in school American English. So Filipinos can easily adapt to working in the USA.

[@francoislechanceux5818]

Thanks for this. I was wondering how she got such a near American accent so quickly.

[@pinaybarbie]

NOODLES hello! I’m a Filipino American!

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[@blessednhm]

I really feel for her😕. I taught as a Foreign english teacher in a rural province of South Korea for a year. Even though I loved my students, I felt so lonely and depressed. I was just learning to speak Korean, so it was difficult to communicate with other adults. It was difficult to find people my age to socialize with, and I was surrounded by mountains and farmland. My students were very respectful, however, so I can only imagine how much more difficult it is when the children have no respect for authority.

[@Mexicobeanpole]

She’s smart. She’s brave. I hope she is doing well, I know she must miss her country and her family.

[@ViaMirage]

It's kind of sad, I feel for her.

[@myong9]

She’s really pretty and seems like such a nice person.

[@wgalick]

Also super intelligent! Her English is amazing!

[@aljohnson6495]

I went to the philippines onece, left the airport, human feces all over the streets in Manilla, it was so bad smelling, then I went to the Manilla Hotel which was nice but the food smelled bad.

[@ronbonora7872]

at least she has a good job and is not a nanny!

[@Richard-sy1ej]

@@aljohnson6495 Ok boomer

[@aljohnson6495]

@@Richard-sy1ej you dolt, I am 22 you must be some kind of special ed