Rags to Riches

So I watched the documentary The Learning.  It was interesting to watch these teachers go from their provincial classes of the Philippines to the inner city schools of Baltimore.  Some the teachers went to their new jobs expecting to work with children who had an unconditional respect for instructors.  Instead, they were challenged with rejection by the students.  There was some emphasis on the hardships they experienced from leaving their loved ones back home and the conflicts that arose between them and their families that did not understand how life really is in the States.

I commend these teachers, especially the women that left their husbands and children back home. They did it out of necessity, I think.  This was an opportunity to earn more than what they could earn in the Philippines and to make a better life for their families.  It is unfortunate that some of their families have a preconceived notion that money grows on trees in America. I had to chuckle a little bit when Angel’s mother said "rags to riches".