A Jamaican educator who is set to return to the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program is likening it to a pimp with prostitutes.
The program does not look for the benefit of the teachers.
In relation to his decision to go through with the program, the teacher said that he chose to be part of the program because he wanted to give his child something new and he wanted a
collaboration experience pertaining to special education, which is his focus in education.
The educator cautioned Jamaican teachers to only use the program if they are seeking a new experience.
If you are at that part of your career where you are just seeking money you cannot do the J-1 program because in Jamaica you’re looking at USD, but when you are in the US, you are spending US dollars and in order for you to have a semblance of a comfortable life you have to live in low-income communities.
