[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6042]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        THE ANNUAL NATIONAL SUBSTITUTE TEACHER RECOGNITION WEEK

  (Mr. BISHOP of Utah asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. This week, in conjunction with Teacher 
Appreciation Week, is National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week, 
recognizing the 270,000 men and women who fill in for permanent 
teachers every day in the United States.
  Research by the Substitute Teacher Institute at Utah State University 
shows that approximately 1 year of every kid's K-12 education is 
conducted by those extraordinary individuals who are willing to take on 
the challenge of providing quality education when the permanent teacher 
is out of the classroom. I taught for 28 years. I have substituted for 
my colleagues' classes--it is a miserable job--but these members of the 
community who fill the void in education are worthy of our recognition.
  I would also like to recognize and commend the Substitute Teacher 
Institute, which since 1995 has been providing activities and 
techniques to substitutes and has been providing leadership in its 
service to districts and substitute teachers nationwide. The Substitute 
Teacher Institute works to revolutionize the role of substitute 
teachers into opportunities for educational excellence.
  I commend them, and I wish to commend all of those people who are 
substitutes in our Nation's school systems.

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