[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF LIZ BENNETT

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 29, 2000

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable career 
of one of the best teachers in the state of Tennessee--Liz Bennett. 
Mrs. Bennett will retire in April from the Rutherford County School 
System after 30 years as an educator.
  Mrs. Bennett not only taught students, she also taught young teachers 
how to help their students learn more effectively. After 17 years in 
the classroom teaching second graders, she took on another role as the 
coordinator of elementary education. In this capacity, she advised 
young teachers on the best techniques for helping children to learn.
  A whole generation of educators and students have benefited through 
their association with a person so caring, devoted and energetic to her 
profession. Her uncanny ability to transfer her knowledge to others has 
made the Rutherford County School System one of the best anywhere. Mrs. 
Bennett is, without a doubt, absolutely one of the best teachers I have 
ever known.
  Mrs. Bennett will leave a big void inside Rutherford County's 
classrooms when she retires in April, but we all can be satisfied in 
knowing that she has left an indelible mark on the teaching profession. 
I congratulate Liz Bennett on her admirable and distinguished career 
and wish her well in her much-deserved retirement.

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