[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THIS IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

  (Mr. SCHAFFER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, this is Teacher Appreciation Week. Almost 
every Member of this body can think of a special teacher who has 
touched his life in ways that have never been forgotten, can never be 
repaid and can only be appreciated by those who have benefited from 
such good fortune.
  There are special teachers with extraordinary talents in every kind 
of school in America, in rich and poor, urban and rural, public and 
private. Great teachers give something of themselves that we take with 
us for the rest of our lives. It is one of the most rewarding aspects 
of being a teacher.
  But great teachers do not get the recognition they deserve. Their 
contributions are so great, they ought to have an entire week devoted 
to their achievement, and so they have. This is their week, and I join 
with my colleagues in paying tribute to the wonderful gifts teachers 
have brought to all of us during their teaching careers.
  Teaching is a noble profession, and it is an honor for me to salute 
all those great teachers who are proud to have made teaching their 
passion and their life's work.

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