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POV | Working in Baltimore to Send Money Back Home | PBS

Duration: 05:17
Program: POV #2412
Broadcast Date: Sep. 20, 2011

In this clip from 'The Learning,' the teachers adjust to teaching in the Baltimore school system. The differences in cultures prove challenging to navigate, but they find they are worth working through when they receive their first paychecks and send money home to the Philippines.

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Post Date: September 20, 2011