[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING BARBARA STOFLET

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Barbara Stoflet, a 
teacher at Gatewood Elementary School in Minnetonka.
  At a recent White House ceremony, Barbara was awarded the 
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 
the Nation's highest honor for teaching in those fields. Barbara is one 
of only two Minnesota educators to receive such an honor.
  She used her cutting-edge teaching methods and passion in the 
classroom to develop each student's potential for more than 20 years, 
even earning a Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award along the way.
  Barbara's participation in the improvement of educational programs in 
the school as well as in the entire district ranges from instrumental 
classroom development to writing mathematical standards for Minnesota. 
For her development of innovative teaching strategies, her work to 
promote the key areas of math and science, and for her selfless 
commitment to an important profession, I am honored to recognize 
Barbara Stoflet before this body.

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