Phillip Daniel

Before Phillip Daniel began student teaching at Mather High School in West Ridge last , he was open to the idea of taking a job in the Chicago Public Schools.After a semester at Mather , CPS was where this recent DePaul University graduate wanted to be.

My view of teaching in Chicago has been enhanced , he said last summer.Until I actually did it , there's a level of intimidation about city schools-coming from the suburbs.City schools absolutely do not have the resources that the suburbs do , so the challenges are different and greater , but the rewards are also greater..

Daniel's experience is far from unique.In a survey of recent graduates from three Midwest teacher colleges , 84 percent of the respondents who did their student teaching in CPS said that the experience contributed to their willingness to teach in CPS.