One of the Filipino teachers featured in ‘The Learning,’ the documentary about four teachers’ journey from their lives in the Philippines to Baltimore city classrooms, is leaving the city school system to take a job in Philadelphia.

In a blog post, Angel Alim-Flores, who started her American teaching career at Harlem Park, shares her decision to leave Baltimore city for a new life in Philadelphia. It appears that it was driven primarily by her faith, and, in part, job and citizenship security.

Here’s an excerpt from her post: 

I have gained a lot of skills working in BCPSSS (Harlem Park Middle, Dr.Roland N. Patterson Sr Academy, Pimlico Elementary Middle & North Bend Elementary Middle) and I am so thankful for that. Baltimore molded me to be the tougher teacher that I am today. I will surely take all the good memories with me wherever I go. Their support and care have made me stronger. The kids that I have worked with, the colleagues that have shown me greatness and the administrators that gave me love and covered my backs will always be my part of my life.”

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