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Podcast: The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Episode: She Taught Her Own HS Chem Class, Now She's Headed To Her Dream College
Description: As her senior year got underway, two of the many people who reached out to Carolina Carchi were teachers she’d had in elementary school.“You were amazing when I had you, and you are still showing them how to turn a terrible experience into an amazing opportunity to learn and grow,” one wrote.Another wrote: “I. AM. SO. PROUD. OF YOU!!!!… You are AMAZING! I was so proud and not at ALL surprised.”Carchi received these and dozens of other messages praising and encouraging her after a Block Club story revealed she had taught h...