'The Learning' Follows Teachers From the Philippines to Baltimore
In the new documentary, "The Learning," filmmaker Ramona Diaz follows four Filipina women facing their first year as teachers in Baltimore's public schools. This excerpt is part of The Economist...
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bjbjLULU JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, a different take on how to solve teacher shortagesin inner-city schools. It comes from our Economist Film Project, showcasing the art of filmmaking.Tonight's documentary is called "The Learning." It follows four Filipina women recruited toteach in public schools in East Baltimore. The women hope to earn enough to transformtheir families' lives back in the Philippines. However, their dreams collide with Baltimore'stough realities. Filmmaker Ramona Diaz is Filipino-American and lives in Baltimore.She began this project in 2006. This excerpt focuses on the experience that year of oneteacher, Dorotea Godinez. MAN: One of the things we're finding is, in the United States,that we d...
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bjbjLULU JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, a different take on how to solve teacher shortagesin inner-city schools. It comes from our Economist Film Project, showcasing the art of filmmaking.Tonight's documentary is called "The Learning." It follows four Filipina women recruited toteach in public schools in East Baltimore. The women hope to earn enough to transformtheir families' lives back in the Philippines. However, their dreams collide with Baltimore'stough realities. Filmmaker Ramona Diaz is Filipino-American and lives in Baltimore.She began this project in 2006. This excerpt focuses on the experience that year of oneteacher, Dorotea Godinez. MAN: One of the things we're finding is, in the United States,that we d...
