Background
Roth, Margaret Agnes was born on October 18, 1921 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Otto Garfield and Agnes Marie (Anderson) Beckstrand.
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Margaret Agnes Roth
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Bachelor, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1943.
Career
Home and family child care instructor Luthergiri Seminary, Rajahmundry, India, 1947-1948. Director nursery school Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia, South Carolina, 1954-1958. Head teacher St. David's Episcopal Church Nursery School, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 1959-1967.
Head teacher, director Junior League Underpriviledged School, Minneapolis, 1963-1967. Teacher, administrative assistant University Minnesota Laboratory Nursery School, since 1967. Consultant Midwest State Head Start, Chicago, 1965-1968.
Teacher Midwest Head Start, 1965-1980, Kai Tak Refugee School, Hong Kong, 1983-1984. Training teacher Minnesota Migrant Schools, 1968-1970. Child development associate representative Teacher Assessments, Washington, since 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Member Advisory Commission for Preschool Education, St. Paul, 1972-1980, Governor's Commission for Day Care, St. Paul, 1972, Commission Committee for Childcare License and Standards for Minnesota, Council for Childcare and Development, St. Paul, 1972, Courage Center Therapeutic Preschool Advisory Committee, Minneapolis, 1979-1982. Member National Association for Education Young Children (board member 1977-1981), National Board Citation 1981), Midwest Association for Education Young Children (president 1976-1979, Shirley Dean award 1984, Midwest Honor Citation 1986), Minnesota Association for Young Children Education (president, 1972-1974, Evelyn House award 1982), World Organization for EArly Childhood Education.
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Married Robert Paul Roth, June 17, 1943. Children: Erik, Maren, Maarja, John, Sonja.
