[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7078-7079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, revered scientist Albert 
Einstein once said, ``It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken 
joy in creative expression and knowledge.''

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I believe when we look back on our lives, certain people come to mind 
who have inspired us and given us the joy of which Einstein speaks. 
There are teachers who have touched our lives in remarkable ways and 
led us to a career path or opened us to the thrill of discovery and 
research.
  The Chinese proverb reads, ``Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I 
may remember; involve me and I'll understand.'' It is the rare teacher 
who is never bored or boring and takes his or her students on a 
creative adventure each day.
  We ask much of our teachers today. They must be babysitters and 
counselors, surrogate parents, dieticians, and police. We ask them to 
teach our children what they need to know to do well on SATs and other 
tests; and, in between, we ask that they inspire our children to learn, 
to create, and to invent.
  Teachers have one of the hardest jobs around. So today, on Teacher 
Appreciation Day during Teacher Appreciation Week, I salute and 
appreciate our teachers.

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