Filipino Teacher SHOCKED When She Lands In Rural America
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In the Philippines Filipino teachers are not only teachers but we as a students treat them like our own parents second parents in school because they are the ones who teach us what we need to learn and they comfort us when we are lost
Stop lying and over dramatising
It's not true. Teachers are just teachers. They can have favorite students but that's it. Now stop lying and making up stories. It's embarrassing to be a liar
Sorry "you are wrong"!! What she said are true"!! Here in the Philippines teachers are the second parents "! We filipino's are family oriented people" with respect everyone"!who ever you are " and whatever you are" majority of Americans is not like that"! @@___Anakin.Skywalker
@@BoboyTosim it's only lie
Teachers are not second parents in Philippine. It's only a lie to say that to make good image of teacher but in reality it's only lie. Teachers don't care about children of other people because they have their own family then they are stress already. Why they want to adopt many more children? It's nonsense and lie 🤥
Filipinos like to lie about they are good this and that to get a good image and people talk to them in good talk and they want to become get appreciated. But in reality it's just fake and a lie
Teachers are bad in Philippine. If they are good and act like parents to children then why Philippine rank in so very low ranking?
Stop it. Ok boboy?
To all forever sorry don't believe to Filipino liars it's many Pinay that are scammers and gold diggers even teachers they do that
@@___Anakin.Skywalker It's not over dramatising. I'm Filipino too and ngl, a lot of people think of school here as their second home and often refer to their teachers as 'second parent'. It depends on the student but I would say that it's very common to think that way here especially if the child is still in elementary school or highschool. It's just a cultural difference. I can vouch for this commenter.
@@bukubukuchagamaa stop lying. It's not true. I'm Filipino also but teachers are all ready have many things in their mind it's nonsense to say they adopt many more children. And also if teachers are 2nd parents why Philippine have bad education and Filipino children have bad ranking???
Filipino like to fake and lier so people can say good things and fishing for appreciate but in reality teachers are not second parent many even cruel and violent and abusive
Same reaction when I first came to UK 😊 I only know London😂 but now I’m happily settled in North Wales with my famil. I just love the countryside ❤peaceful and beautiful
I’ve been married 38 years to my Filipino wife they are great people. We have a home also in the Philippines and everything she says is so accurate I have been into Filipino classrooms as well as graduations in the respect level of the teachers and the faculty is the highest I have ever seen. My wife struggled with the food here at first and we live in South Florida where there’s plenty of options. She was a little surprised to see that people lived in small apartments and things she thought everybody in America had a big house lol 😂. To me they are among the greatest people on earth thank you for this video it was very good. God bless you.
Thank you @ernieabrams5916 for your truthful and heartwarming compliments to Filipinos. I live in Central Florida now and applying for teaching positions in some elementary schools. I haven’t taught in a while since I got uprooted from the central Philippines but I would love to have the kind of experience that she has.
@@rushsoriano4767 Praying you have a good experience. I hope the faculty wherever you end up teaching provide you with the support and encouragement as well as the tools that you need. I also pray that the students that you were handed come to you prepared to learn at the level your aspiring to bring them to. What part of the Philippines are you referring to. Visaya?
Married to a Filipina for 30 years. So grateful.
Filipinos resilient and hardworking.
Kudos to her. Those students and parents are lucky to have her!❤
Proud of you, Charmaine.
Hope you can go back home for a vacation soon. Stay strong. Mabuhay ka! 💞
If you show genuine respect and authentic care towards your students, they'll respond the same way in return. I've taught in the U.S. for 42 years and enjoyed every minute of it. It's a treasure to educate, challenge their minds, and instill wisdom and love of learning to those students! Btw... I originated from the Philippines.
Public or private?
@@codelessunlimited7701 I taught at a public school.
@@codelessunlimited7701
Even in public schools, students show respect to teachers
Her voice is so soothing 🥰
Im from the Philipines and I would say, USA students you got lucky to have her. Your country has the money to hire people from other countries and have one from the Philippines is a bonus. Our teachers are hardworking, highly trained and have astronomical patience in guiding students. Teacher teaching in the cities and those teaching in our public schools and universities who are in managerial school positions are the gems. They all starts from the bottom and inch their way to the top. We do have other people in every fields in the USA and they are mostly doing a great job. We have people in the field of medicine, technical and labor skills, IT, services, entertainment and even in your armed forces. We look for greener pastures on the other side of the world because our country is so poor and our politicians are mostly corrupt. Even a farmer here if given a plot of land to farm in your country, a machine to work that farm and a home to live, he will be happy working, earn and living and be a productive member of your community.
Very well said!
you can tell she's still a bit nervous but damn, that dedication and courage is admirable. going to a place that is too different from where you came from, with barely anyone there to help you adjust quicker like a family member or a friend. knowing the language is one thing, adapting to the culture and its people is a whole new challenge. it takes time but she will eventually feel herself at home.
Well said! Nice yt channel name (:
Yup....very courageous....
Filipinos are the most family oriented people in the universe...once u are in the family circle u will feel it ...there compassion and love is so unique...❤❤❤
I am so happy she's in the State of Colorado. If she's teaching in LA or NYC the students are much tougher.
That’s not true and stop generalizing.
@@Gjhrtb28 he/she is not lying. ny and la students are animals
Congratulations and welcome Teacher! Hope you like it here 🙏❤️Great respect with our teachers in the Philippines 🇵🇭.
She is precious and intelligent. I hope she stays in the US. We need folks like her to alter the sane to crazy ratio.
America need to teach the children to be respectful to others that's the no1 of all
Am proud of you ma'am for being a teacher of math! ❤ God bless you🙏
That's true, in the Philippines 🇵🇭 if they see you in whatever uniform you're wearing they will respect you in high regards just by addressing you "MAM/SIR"... RESPECT is a TWO WAY STREET & PATIENCE is VIRTUE. In my younger years to high school we have this subject called GMRC... GOOD MANNERS & RIGHT CONDUCT and WRITING SUBJECT (where you practice your hand writing in PRINT & CURSIVE)... that's why Filipinos has GOOD LEGIBLE HAND WRITING.
And HOME ECONOMICS from grade school like 5th grade; where they teach you how to cook, sew, crafts, gardening & etc...Subjects that I don't see & offered here in USA 🇺🇲. For us, those subjects mentioned are very important & useful for our future. ❤️
I'm from the Philippines and now residing in one of Canadian Prairies, when my family first got here, we were like "what are we doing here?" Because when you think about Canada it's for me a big city full of lights. We were from a city in the Philippines and now living in a remote area. But that thinking was 13 years ago. Now, we get to fit and learn the Canadian culture and how beautiful the people around us. I thank the Good Lord for the blessings He gave my family a good future for my children. I am now Canadian eh😉😊
Filipino teachers are well-qualified to teach because they understand the value of education.
Recently, Filipino teachers are applying in the US as J1 or H1 teachers. I am a J1 teacher applicant from the Philippines and will be in the US for the 24-25 school year. The only difference with me and Charmaine is that I will be bringing my husband and children in the US. 🙏
Seeing this video makes my husband really happy because he thinks rural areas like this is the most ideal place for us to live. Thank you for your reaction. ❤❤❤
Where will you be teaching for 24-25 school year? I teach in Florida but I've been here since 1995 so I went to university here and did all my schooling and all that :)
My advice would be to stay away from big cities. As a person born & raised in New York City a lot has changed for the worse within these 10 years
As a Filipino-American, be careful with those conservative Christians in rural America. Most are anti-immigrant in their hearts and are hypocrites
On a teacher's salary its very difficult to support a family. Don't expect to make alot to send back to Philippines or buy home in the usa. Teachers do not make much. Im not trying to be cruel. Just giving realistic point of view
She looks around 33.
Thanku brother Vevo..to support filipino godbless you..and take care always..😊❤godbless
Filipino teacher just be patient, the students needs you in that school .
So true everyone in Philippines celebrate in hundreds. I didn't grow up like that even tho I'm Filipino. But yea that's a common thing there for most
That's the right kind of attitude.. being grateful 🙏 for the opportunity that comes your way . Sometimes the best gifts 🎁 comes in small packages. And all we have to do is acknowledge it and not to let it pass by. Continue striking the iron while it is hot and make each moment counts and show them what you can offer and contribute in their thriving community. 🙌 Wow it's good to see Filipinos who are motivated and eager to share their value in the community. Kudos 🎉 ❤
Thank you for this video. It feels good to see a fellow Filipino doing great at helping out mold the future as we all should do regardless of wether we are professionals or not.
I’m a nurse and lots of Filipino nurses work here in the US. They work their asses off and appreciate everything they have. Most will pick up overtime whenever it’s offered, even if they’re exhausted. Almost all of them send money home to their families in the Philippines.
Dear
Christmas in the Philippines is really a big thing no matter how poor u are u can even go to the neighbors to party with them the Filipino way
Food, dance, karaoke and Christmas carols
Giving gifts is just a bonus
It’s how u spend it in a special way with not just family but the whole community
God Bless her ❤🙏😇 Thanks for sharing ! :)
It's really hard to get teachers in rural America. But teachers who do technical subjects can be even more daunting. I taught in rural Iowa for years. Town of 9K souls. It was college teaching. But there were some subjects that people just won't go out there to teach...because those subjects could get them closer to urban centers.
Wow. Very different vlog from what I usually watch. The first American teachers in the Philippines were called Thomasites, as they arrived aboard the USAT Thomas in 1901. Good to know that some Filipino teachers are now teaching in the U.S.
We will always support you and this channel. We appreciate how well you’ve articulated your thoughts on this topic.
God Blessed her,put God first above all🙏🏻
God Bless her !!!
this young lady is going to be just fine,she have the heart of a lion..good luck to her.
Im fr the phil…and seeing that rural area in the US, our province is so much livelier, like there are hotels, lots of instagrammable cafes, beach, rivers, bars…i cannot live there! Good luck to you and you should ask for vacay even once a year! More power!
My sister-in-law taught grade 4 math in North Carolina via a J1 VISA. She had some adjustments during her first year but she adjusted well and the students and her fellow teachers welcomed her. She helped the school get high scores in district examinations that she got lots of awards and recognition because of those. Cellphones and the internet helped take away some of the loneliness for home because she can call he parents anytime she wants to. Also, she brought her whole family with her and her kids got to study in the U.S.
This part of America is my favorite❤❤❤
As a Filipino, I'm sad that the Philippine government does not compensate Teachers justly that the brightest teachers have to move outside of the country where the pay will allow them to have a better future for themselves and their families. It's the same thing with healthcare workers, especially Nurses.
By the way, Charmaine looks somewhere between mid 20s to early 30s max. That school is extremely lucky to have her, where in the Philippines she could be teaching in a Science High School. She deserves the best treatment, compensation and promotion.
Teachers here in the U.S. don't get paid enough either. That is one of the reasons why it's tough finding teachers to apply and remain in their positions as teachers. Add that with the lack of respect from some difficult students and the lack of 'backing' from the school officials. The U.S. school system is in dire need of a major revamp. Hopefully, hiring more qualified teachers from abroad will help with that some.
You're probably better off teaching in a small, rural town rather than the big cities. SADLY, many students in the big cities are a thousand times more disrespectful and sometimes even flat out dangerous.
Good luck to you Charmaine!
The pay is one of the reason why I left DepEd, it's not justified yet the amount of workload is ridiculous. Now I'm working in UAE, earning 10 to 12 times more net pay which is tax free, plus free accommodation, free annual airfare allowance and free health insurance. In the Philippines, aside from the low wage we don't get free health insurance. Even if we're sick, we don't want a trip to the hospital because we will be stuck with medical debts.
Typical Filipino just blame the government. Public school teachers actually earn alot more than the average Filipino. Furthermore 40% of the governments budget is spent on education and 80% of that is on teacher salaries. If government spends more on education then it will have nothing to spend on other projects.
@@dionium5462t’s natural to complain specially when you’ve been in the situation yourself. You must be one of the many Filipinos that only complain when yourself is affected but doesn’t really care about the hardships of others. You have to countercheck your government because the power is on the people, not them.
@@user-kx6fw8ub9g and you also must be one of the Filipinos whos solution to every problem is government expenditure. All the while not thinking that the government merely takes money from your neighbors pocket and puting it to another persons pocket after taking commissions while the money is in governments hands. The government already spends 40% of it's budget on education what more support do you need apart from the provision of jobs that pays at above fair market value (meaning: above what private sector pays). Apart from jobs, the government probably paid for their education given that college is now free.
As a Filipino, I expect the presence of rural areas in the USA like in most countries in the world. There are deserts, savanna, etc., therefore, there's nothing shocking or unexpected here.
I am filipino I like your vlogs very honest coverage, thank you.
During my school days, me and my group always tease our teachers in friendly ways. We're so close like friends. In my school during my schooling we had only 1 lady teacher coz my school is an exclusive for boys so once we meet the lady teacher we give her a full respect and admiration as she is the most beautifull being in the campus.
A proud FILIPINO
Pinoy Pride. Mabuhay!
I think what the host meant by "change the situation" is that if she was uncomfortable living with them, that they'll change some things around.
Although it sounded weird, that would make more sense.
We need more like this. Intelligent, articulate. Just a very beautiful soul.
Good luck and God bless, Charmaine! You’re here for a purpose. Stay strong and keep the faith- God will see you through.👏🏼🙏🏼 Thanks for the post, young man! We’ll pray for you too!😊
So proid to see her in this institution.There more Filipino Teachers are smart in thevfield ot teaching.Teaching wwith different races is a big challenge So good luck for them for exploring their talents.And hopefullyvshe is now in hee comfortzone.More exoeriences makes them competitive.
I remember a teacher when I was in high school she tell us she's a teacher in US and decide to retire early and back in Philippines because she give up her job in US because she fullfill her dream to work in US because filipino youth need also good teacher like her she apply everything she learn how to teach in US and she said want served in Phils even the salary is not high and she's more happy to teach country men before she will retired and become senior citizen
proud proud👍👍👏👏👏
Какая красивая учительница из Филиппин.... ❤❤❤
She's doing a great job helping her students with their homework, etc. She does look young and short that you'd think she's one of the students. But with her talent and knowledge in the subjects she's teaching, it won't be long when she'll be recognized, accepted and welcomed in that rural community. Filipinos are diligent, dedicated and excellent workers. So, we wish her all the best and hope soon she'll feel more comfortable with her new environ and, especially, with the students and her co-teachers. We and the Filipino community in the U.S. support her and are so proud of what she's doing - such bravery ... ang galing mo ... Congrats, love and Mabuhay !
Good job. A win for students.
In the Philippines, teachers are highly revered and respected. Showing disrespect doesn't even cross the minds of students.
Congrats ! Great Job . "Welcome to Canada"
Filipinos are great workers😊
Theres no difference when you heard about canada sounds like city but mostly lots of provinces😊
I remember in my college days here in the Philippines (80's), our highly esteemed prof in biology & physics was invited to the US for a teaching job in college. She decided to stay for good in the US because of the incredible high salary & the high standard of living that time. Filipinos in education industry are at par as compared to its Asians educators. Our healthcare / bedside nurses, medical tech, physical therapists are the most sought after among Europeans, North Americans, and Middle Eastern employers.
at far? as in malayo po?
maybe he means at par
@@magenta7006 yeah, it should be "at par" my mobile phone grammarly correction at times, disagree with me, hahaha Thank you.
@@adiksadiatabsHe said, “at par” not “at far”
@@edwardcook8982You did write at par, didn’t you?
I love your content ❤ She is doing really good keep it up teacher 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 you are an inspiration 👍🏼
So proud of my co-teachers❤
That was a nice feature. Yeah, I can imagine her shock about rural America. Real talk, our only exposure of what & how rural America is mostly thru independent films or horror flicks. So, getting there, seeing how few people there are, kinda remote, looking like a ghost town at times, it'll give a Filipino creeps. You know how it is here right? Complete opposite. Always plenty of people even when you go to rural areas, the community is alive.
True. I think rural communities used to be alive but over time we lost that village aspect. Now it's more like a ghost town. I think that is true of many countries, where people have deserted rural areas for the cities.
that's really scary
I had a Filipina friend who did the same thing just like her. She gave up the career as a public school teacher after a couple years. She's said most students are f*king m*rons, she decided to change career as an assistant anestheologist to become a certified anestheologist.
Lol I’m not mad at that. We shouldn’t be stuck in the first career we choose if we don’t like it.
I’ve never heard of that job. is that like whenever I used to fall asleep at church when I was forced to go as a kid??
@a.jguerre3720 there's a free pass on that word. No need for the correction.
she assists people get numb in church?
She wasn’t wrong. Kids here are morons
She is Teodoro! We must be a relative! Take care and good luck in your future endeavors!❤
Awesome and thanks for sharing.
Same here. My first job in the US as a nurse in a Miami hospital, the unit i worked from, didn't even have a computer. We're talking about Miami and no small town. I was shocked myself cause in Metro Manila where i grew up and the hospital i worked from, had computers. So yeah, it was definitely a shock for me to see America different from what probably Hollywood portrays it.
I think the main reason for "having" to get teachers from outside the country is because they don't know how much you have to put up with when you're a teacher in the U.S.
Not just from the students but also from their parents (and lack of parenting of many kids) and from the total incompetency of administrators in the education system.
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I'm a retired Chemical Engineer who lives in a rural area outside of a large city in Texas.
I would love to teach a course on programming, such as Visual Basic, Excel, etc. to get High School students start using useful computer tools.
For several years now, I've sent emails to the local High School but nobody responds.
I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
It may have shocked her but not me. Not all Filipinos thought of america the way she did
Ma'am Charmaine mabuhay,God bless.
Thanks bro for posting and sharing this video.
I know this video was some years ago. I wonder how she's doing now and if she's still in the US or that town? It had to be really tough. I can't imagine doing that in such a small town so far from California. It would be tough to get settled in and make friends in such a small community where everyone already knows each other. It must be doubly hard for her being from a different culture and country so far away. Plus being so young.
I hope so too. But, depending on the person and the community they are assigned to, it can certainly work out. Sometimes small communities can be closed minded and not welcoming of new people. Other small towns are open arms and try to fold the new person into their communities. All a person needs is that one extroverted connector to bridge the gap between the new person in town with the rest of the townies.
Thank you for your understanding sir.
Pilipinos are resilient and can easily adopt if the community is welcoming and it seems that way in this case.
Beautiful
Its easy for well-educated Filipinos to adjust in the USA because since our kindergarten years, we learn, study and speak English as our 2nd language.
Yes, education wise. But culture wise, the learning curve is STEEP. American kids are no joke and hard to handle. Parents are entitled. The respect is not here for teachers at all, pay is very low, hours long beyond classroom and there are school shootings among other behavioral issues. If that is difficult for the typical American teacher, for one who is foreign born, the challenges are far more difficult. Speaking from experience. I am a parent of four and also the daughter of a Filipina teacher who arrived and no left the profession she loved in the 70s. Not trying to discourage folks immigrating her, but it really takes a tough shell to hack this system. I'm happy for Charmaine. Shr adjusted well. She was tough and professional.
My elementary teacher taught English in New York to Americans.
I would love to stay in the rural area's than in the city, because I am living a simple life in the Philippines.
Here in Philippines student, we start Elementary, High school, College, when the teacher enter the class room all students must respect teacher, you must seat properly keep on silent and listen to the teacher what they give subject lessons. That's all..! 💀🇵🇭🗡️👍
The western people are different, just like in the movies. But she will help them become better
She's a fighter
Not all Filipinos think there are no rural areas in the US. That perception might only apply to some Filipinos living in rural areas. Because some of them also think that Metro Manila is a 100% developed community, which is not. I've seen many rural people having a better quality of life than those in urban areas such as Metro Manila.
bravo! smart school, principal for hiring abroad, especially, a pinay.
You’ll be used to it when you stay longer there and later on will enjoy yourself with people around you👍 all states are beautiful n better places to live . Enjoy life wherever you are🌹
I commend her, your an inspiration to all
I truly admire her, i guess the reason, the main reason, for staying is because she really loves teaching... mathematics, yes!
I guess her age to be in her early 20s. In some schools in the Philippines, you go straight into high school after 6th grade. There is no 7-8th grade, so many graduate high school at 16, then go straight to university finishing at 20.
For me I did not expect when I came here in Africa that this place where I am now so green with abundance of fruits and vegetables. I thought before that Africa has a vast brown barren land.
I blame the nature docus LOL. They almost always just focus on the savannahs or Sahara.
My SIL will go to Florida on a J1 for 3 year contract. Biology teacher. She, like my wife and her other sister are all under 5 feet. My SIL will turn 48 but looks early 30’s. I told her to watch out for the guys because they will start aggressively asking personal questions (marriage, age, kids, etc).
And in the Philippines the teachers they have a lot of works too no just teach but they do decorate the rooms they do some works to help the school specially rural teachers they do fixing school walls cements , floorings, gardening because they lack of money instead of paying workers they help to do so its a teacher all around, really hard working
Good luck!
i went to colorado all i can say it was a beautiful place specially when its winter in arapahoe ski basin🥰
Thanks for the vid.....
"They are HUGE!"
That's what she said~ 😂
Jokes aside, great video!
Homie. You are one of us.
She was just surprised not shocked. There is a big difference between shocked and surprised.
I had worked overseas several times as a Filipino musician playing in an all Filipino band. One time we had the wonderful blessing and opportunity of playing in a series of shows (they called it a musical tour) starting in Vancouver Canada, Winnipeg and then Toronto and then proceeding to the US, in California and a few other places there, all in all taking about 5 months moving around the continent. Were it not for the fact that I was basically surrounded by my Filipino companions most of the time, living temporarily in places where the culture is like orange (our culture) is to apples, can be uncomfortable and unsettling, especially if you were the only one of your kind just like Charmaine, living and working in a large community. Filipinos can be resilient particularly those who are career focused, and can easily fight off the ''all alone'' mentality by easily mingling and intermixing with those around them. But sometimes on certain occasions, we just can't help remembering friends and families we leave behind for an extended time due to work obligations, and then that's when homesickness kicks in and then sometimes tears roll from our eyes.
But I digress.
I'm male, and I salute Charmaine for taking that bold step to venture into a place that's not a part of many Filipino's bucket list for either work or leisure visits (not disparaging the town or state). Not every OFW (overseas Filipino worker) would be brave enough to live in a rural area due to the general impression that it would be mostly remote and isolated from most of city life. But aside from her obvious talent and intellect, she has that DETERMINATION to teach there mostly out of her passion for teaching and sharing her knowledge. I know this video might have been from way back and her work assignments might have taken her to other places in the process, but I wish her ultimate success and fond memories of every place she moves to for work. Thanks for this inspiring video, and thanks making it as positive as it can be. Kudos.
I love Colorado!
Something about her is IU-like, the Korean actress/singer. She's so damn pretty.
Well I guess what I'm saying is, this girl is pretty.
Wow you’re so brave ,I could have pack my luggage and go somewhere else besides that place.
Nice 👍 video thanks 🙏 from USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm a filipino and worked in another rural area. That was brutal for me as I was use to having a night light. The people in town were so nice and gracious but unfortunately, it wasnt for me
Was same with my wife flew her into Chicago when she came from the Philippines…. Once out of Chicago she was like were are the big buildings?!?!?!?
just look at how much prettier and graceful she is than all the other women
Asians in general tend to be more feminine than Westerners.
You can do it kababayan, you are strong and intelligent teacher, we know it's different food there between here. Eat some Filipino food sometimes.
Americans of the older generation even kick their own children out of the house. So I'm not surprised about her host family's "changing the situation" comment
Funny thing I wasn't worried about the students. I would be worried about her dealing with the Winter!!!
America sent teachers in the early 1900s to teach filipinos english, math, etc. Now, we are sending teachers back to the US to teach english,math, etc.