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

Written by Digital Editor | May 6, 2016 4:47:10 AM

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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