[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S4330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                           HONORING JANE HUNN

 Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
remarkable science teacher, Jane Hunn, from Tippecanoe Valley Middle 
School in Akron. Last week, Jane was honored with the 2005 Presidential 
Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Nation's 
highest honor for teaching in these fields.
  Jane is the only winner from Indiana and one of just 100 middle and 
high school teachers nationwide to receive this prestigious award. This 
award is an extraordinary honor to Jane. It recognizes her hard work 
and dedication to her students and their academic achievement.
  Now more than ever, education is the key to greater personal 
opportunity. Here in Washington, I have fought to ensure that education 
is available and accessible to all our Nation's students. However, the 
real, heroic work is done on the ground, in our schools, by teachers 
like Jane.
  Jane has concentrated on including hands-on learning in her classroom 
as a way to challenge and inspire her students. In her own words, she 
``would much rather put the students in the active role of discoverers 
than be the fountain of knowledge. They really own their discoveries 
when they do activities and put together their own findings.'' By 
allowing them to take an active role in their own education, Jane has 
made science accessible to every student regardless of his or her 
learning ability.
  Through countless hours of work both inside and outside the 
classroom, Jane has demonstrated her commitment to ensuring the success 
of future generations and to encouraging the curiosity and development 
of our Hoosier youth. I am sure that hundreds of Akron students both 
past and present, along with their families, join me in expressing my 
sincere gratitude for her efforts.
  On behalf of the State of Indiana, I thank Jane for her dedication to 
her profession and our young people, and I am proud to enter her name 
in the Congressional Record of the Senate.

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