[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          NATIONAL TEACHER DAY

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, as my colleague, the gentleman from 
Nevada, just indicated, today is National Teacher Day. Every day of 
every week in the school year our children are influenced by their 
teachers. In my district back in Minnesota, we have a number of 
excellent professional teachers who every day give their all to the 
students that they work with.
  I want to especially call attention to two teachers. I have had the 
opportunity to visit a number of the schools in my district. Recently I 
visited Missy Nelson's second grade class at Kasson-Mantorville 
Elementary School in Kasson, Minnesota. Teaching second grade is a 
challenge. She does a fabulous job of keeping those kids excited and 
motivated about learning.
  I also want to say a special congratulations to another teacher who 
is sort of at the other end of her teaching career. That is Eunice 
Swenson, a Business Ed teacher at John Marshall High School. She is 
all-world when it comes to business education. She has influenced so 
many students over the years, including my oldest daughter.
  I want to say a special thank you and congratulations to teachers 
like Missy Nelson and Eunice Swenson, because every day they are having 
a powerful influence on the students that they work with. Today is 
National Teacher Day, but every day is a good day to thank and 
congratulate the people who work with our children every day.

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