Why I Teach

When Being Radically Different Matters!

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I have always kept my goals to myself. Why? Because I don’t want other people to tell me what I can and cannot do. I want to find it for myself!   Even in high school, especially during test times, I’d create my schedule on weekends. My goal was to make sure I took it … Read more

Money for J2 Dependents: If You Follow This!

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J1 visa holders can bring their immediate family in the US via the J2 visa.   When your children are already in the US, it is recommended that all J2 dependents (even if they are 17 years below in age and not allowed to work yet) apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) for the … Read more

Push!

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While others shout their plans of teaching in the US to the whole world, I would rather keep all my plans to myself. While others want the easy route, I go the other way. While others stick to their victim mindset, I choose to be responsible for my actions and allow my mind to go … Read more

Inner-City Schools Challenge

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Many teachers under the J1 visa program are assigned to inner-city schools.

 

“Inner-city” means an older and central location within a more populated city than other areas. Inner-city schools are those found in neighborhoods primarily serving students belonging to low-income families.

 

Parents who may do drugs or who are in jail. Families who live thanks to food stamps from the government. Their communities have a diverse and multiracial population. It is common to have kids who have little grasp of English. And inner cities have high crime rates, and peace and order are a significant problem for authorities. (Yes, parang mga students sa Hollywood movies!)

 

QUESTIONS #1-2:

 

#1 Will you take on this challenge and teach in the U.S. knowing the profile of the students?

 

 

#2 How would you deal with classroom management where a LOT of behavior support is needed because BEHAVIOR is a significant concern?

 

Please share your responses in the comment section below. Yes, these are also some of the questions school districts will ask during your interviews.

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Give Time And Be Patient!

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The most powerful warriors in your US teaching applications are PATIENCE and TIME!   Don’t say, “I’ll try it!” Instead, “Do it!”   Give time to do it!   And be patient enough to allow God to make it happen for you!   Successful teachers in Teach-USA saw the crooked pathway ahead – it’s a … Read more

The Art of Letting Go and Letting God

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Teach-USA started its operations in 2018. Since then, we have helped 170 teachers dream of teaching in the US via the J1 visa/cultural exchange program. The facts are easy to shout out, but the reality was it takes a lot of letting go and letting God for the story to unfold.   I remember wanting … Read more

It all started with a WISH…

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My husband Dennis and I would always fight during our first few years together. He’d always say we should go our separate ways. I allowed him to vent, but I never responded with anything but, “whatever makes you happy, I’ll support you! When our first and only child then, Mymy, was three years old, I … Read more

No Shortcuts.

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Teach-USA started its operations in SY 2018-2019.   We have helped 170 successful teachers since then. (not counting 2022)   Teach-USA is a third-party agent to accredited J1 visa sponsors.   We provide the most comprehensive preparation program for the cultural exchange opportunity.   Yes, we make our teachers work and prepare them holistically through our Teach-USA … Read more

Re-Purposing

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I moved to Las Vegas at the beginning of the school year this year. Although there was much resistance in my heart, I followed God’s promptings. I serve two schools, and I like the variety – like a perfect match, I fell in love right away with my work, the people I work with, and … Read more

Game Changer #Weeklies

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Week 45/52 #Weeklies One agency in the Philippines paved the way for my American dream. When I received a text message that I have an interview, and after a couple of days, I received another text message telling me that I passed and in 3 days I had to come up with $5000. Woahh! We … Read more

It Is Not Easy #Weeklies

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Week 44/52 #Weeklies Teaching in the US is not a walk in the park. A year after I started teaching in the Philippines, I met a teacher-friend who shared how she applied to teach in the US with J1 visa. After a week of being in the elementary school, she literally raised her arms in … Read more

It Is Not Easy #Weeklies

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Week 44/52 #Weeklies Teaching in the US is not a walk in the park. A year after I started teaching in the Philippines, I met a teacher-friend who shared how she applied to teach in the US with J1 visa. After a week of being in the elementary school, she literally raised her arms in … Read more

Happy 1st Teach-USA! #Weeklies

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Week 43/52 #Weeklies While talking to Shalom about anything and everything under the sun, out of the blue, she said that if there’s one thing I should do, it would be to open a placement agency to help teachers teach in the US. Although I welcomed the thought with an open mind and heart, I … Read more

A Decade-Long Dream Came True! #Weeklies

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Week 42/52 #Weeklies I am amazed by how God makes all things possible. A lot of times I would be very specific in writing my plans to the point that I would want God to follow my schedule. Year after year, I’d write my goals but year after year, it wouldn’t happen. Yes, I was … Read more

Frequently Asked Questions About Teach-USA’s Process

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1   What is Teach-USA?   Teach-USA helps Filipino teachers secure a job in New Mexico, US and nearby states. 2   Can I pay for my evaluation first and then pay for my license after I pass the interview?    Sure.   3 NM Licenses will not be issued without Social Security Number.  What … Read more

Choose Differently #Weeklies

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Week 41/52 #Weeklies   It is all about choices in the end. See my attire? Jeans, tennis shoes… I was wearing the black shirt though, but it didn’t cut still. I was under-dressed.    That morning I thought, I’ll be walking for 25 minutes from the train station to the training location, it will be … Read more

Are you Chinese? #Weeklies

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Week 37/52 #Weeklies I quietly sat in one of the tiny chairs I borrowed from this little boy. I noticed he couldn’t take his eyes off me. I smiled as he approached and blurted, “Are you Chinese?” I almost laughed and said, “No.” He looked at me as if I was kidding as I looked … Read more

That Deep-Within-Feeling #Weeklies

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Week 35/52 #Weeklies When I was about to teach my next batch of students, my partner teacher in the computer room excitedly told me that she was able to connect with Skype and found this girl from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alright, this was in 2006 when Friendster was still in, when Skype has just … Read more

The Pause Power #Weeklies

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Week 33/52 #Weeklies Armed with stories from Hollywood movies about American kids, I thought I was ready to aim, shoot, and fire! But I was mistaken, when I was given an opportunity to work here in the US as special education teacher, I found out that most of the “school” stories in the movies were … Read more

Making A Difference, My Way #Weeklies

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Week 32/52 #Weeklies One thing that I love about my job now is that I get to meet a lot of people in the education world. Part of what I do is to visit schools in our state, not for instructional audit, but more for technical assistance.  I get to visit one school at a … Read more