[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


HONORING DAVID ELBAUM FOR BEING NAMED THE 2014 ILLINOIS HISTORY TEACHER 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                       HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2014

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to honor David 
Elbaum, an exceptional educator at Stevenson High School who was 
recently named the 2014 Illinois History Teacher of the Year.
   The child of a teacher and a social worker, David embraced his 
parents' commitment to dedicating themselves to careers that help and 
inspire others. David is currently in his 11th year as a teacher, 
having joined Stevenson High School after three years at Aptakisic 
Junior High School in Buffalo Grove. A member of Stevenson's highly 
collaborative U.S. history team, David received this distinction 
because of his tremendous achievements in education and his outstanding 
ability to motivate his students to excel both inside and outside the 
classroom.
   David hopes to instill in his students an appreciation of the 
tremendous importance and power of history. Studying American history 
provides us with both an understanding of our nation's past--our 
challenges and our successes--and a roadmap for the future. By 
educating his students on the extraordinary accomplishments that 
seemingly ordinary people have been able to achieve throughout American 
history, David empowers his students to pursue their passions and helps 
them recognize that they too have the capacity to do extraordinary 
things.
   Passionate and effective teachers have the capacity to shape the 
perspective and cultivate the talents of our nation's young people. 
This award is an appropriate recognition of David's indelible impact on 
the lives of his students, and his commitment to helping develop 
informed citizens and future leaders.

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