[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E65]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


         HONORING MS. KRISTEN JARBOE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

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                           HON. BEN CHANDLER

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 21, 2010

  Mr. CHANDLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize an exemplary 
resident of Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District, Ms. Kristen 
Jarboe. Ms. Jarboe, a teacher at Elkhorn Elementary School in 
Frankfort, has been named as a winner of the Presidential Award for 
Excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching. This prize, awarded on 
behalf of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, is 
a very high honor, and I am proud today to recognize the 
accomplishments of this exceptional educator in the U.S. Congress.
  Her teaching methods emphasize individual attention and small classes 
so that struggling students are brought up to speed and not left 
behind. She is recognized as a leader not only among her students, but 
among the school as a whole, organizing after-school programs such as 
Family Math Night and creating a school-wide math test for primary 
through second grades. Her work does not end once students leave her 
classroom at the end of the year, as she strives to instill a desire to 
learn in each of her students, and motivates them to become lifelong 
learners.
  Madam Speaker, I believe teaching is one of the most important jobs 
in our nation and is often underappreciated. Ms. Jarboe's devotion to 
her work and her students is certainly deserving of this great award 
and recognition, and with people like her teaching our young people, I 
am excited for our future generation of leaders.

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