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Teacher Appreciation: Maggie Beattie Roberts On Her High School Guidance Counselor

At 16, Maggie Beattie Roberts went into her high school guidance counselor's office and was asked about her future. Her counselor told her of a foundation that asked undergraduate college students to devote their summers to volunteering in the Chicago Public School system in exchange for full tuition to a state school. Maggie was, and is, grateful for the opportunity, as seen in today's video.

At 16, Maggie Beattie Roberts went into her high school guidance counselor's office and was asked about her future. Her counselor told her of a foundation that asked undergraduate college students to devote their summers to volunteering in the Chicago Public School system in exchange for full tuition to a state school. Maggie was, and is, grateful for the opportunity, as seen in today's video.

 

Maggie Beattie Roberts is the coauthor of DIY Literacy

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