How To Do Substitute Teaching In Chicago
by Helen Marie Prahl After being a first grade teacher for some years, Prahl retired. But she didn't leave the school system- she became a substitute teaching. After each day of substitute teaching, Prahl recorded her experiences. She encountered a wide variety of teaching conditions. Her classes ranged from EMH(emotionally mentally handicapped) classes to 1st grades to ESL. Prahl notes consistantly what reading level the children she taught were at, how much how many students paid for lunch, the racial composition of the classes and how she got to the school.
This is not a how-to book. It isn't really a standard book. While it does have chapters, all of the chapters are experiences, and were not originally written for a book. They contain much repetition, and are in need of much clarification. Clarification would be especially useful because many of the things referred to here are obsolete, and the time frame is not clear. Prahl refers to elevated trains with letter names, which Chicago hasn't had in at least a decade, has her students abbreviate states with three letters, and never mentions a computer. Conceivably Prahl's advise could be useful to substitute teachers, if only they could figure out which parts were still timely!
Happy reading.
