[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BARBARA TAYLOR, NORMA KRUEGER ELEMENTARY 
                       SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Barbara Taylor for 
being named Norma Krueger Elementary School Karrer Campus Teacher of 
the Year.
  Ms. Taylor holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University 
of Houston, and a Masters in Special Education from Our Lady of the 
Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. She now teaches fifth grade 
science at the Marion Independent School District.
  Barbara Taylor believes that teaching is an ordinary-seeming 
profession that presents extraordinary opportunities to those willing 
to look. She asks herself every day what she can do to make a 
difference in the world, and in the lives of her students. She is known 
for seeking out teachable moments in which she can show her students a 
new way of seeing the world.
  Ms. Taylor believes that good teaching can be the foundation for 
extraordinary lives. This philosophy has led her to be one of her 
district's most energetic and dynamic educators.
  Ms. Barbara Taylor is an exemplary teacher, and a tremendous resource 
for the families and children of Marion, Texas. Her commitment to our 
children deserves our respect and thanks, and I am happy to have had 
the chance to recognize her here today.

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