Today is National Teacher Day, and Congressman Walz's office sent out this statement:
Today, Congressman Tim Walz released the following statement to honor the commitment and hard work of America's educators on National Teacher Day.
"Two years ago, I took a leave of absence from Mankato West High School to run for and serve in the United States Congress. As the only teacher with experience under No Child Left Behind serving in Congress, I am proud to represent America's public educators in Washington. I know from personal experience that Minnesota's teachers are some of the best in the world. Everyday, our teachers are called upon to teach our children the life-lessons that text books cannot. Our teachers go above and beyond for our students and today we honor that commitment.
"Our hope for the future currently rests in the young people who are working their way through school in southern Minnesota. Every day, we entrust their care to the men and women who work as teachers and lay the foundation for another generation of knowledgeable and productive citizens.
"Today, I ask everyone to make an effort to thank an educator that impacted their life. On this one day a year, a kind word is the least we can do for those that have given our country so much.
Hmmm...I'd have to thank Sally Burdick, my high school journalism teacher; Mr. McDonald, a beloved English teacher who passed on before I graduated from St. Peter High; F. Garvin Davenport, Kent Kreuter, and Roger Walker at Hamline; Murray Murphy and Michael Katz at Penn; Heather Ross Miller, Miller Williams, Bill Harrison and dear departed Jim Whitehead at the Ozarks Famous Writers School. And Joe Candido and the late Brian Wilke, both of whom let me love the canon, however politically incorrect that might be.
What a great idea, let's turn this into a thank a teacher thread.
As an educator, I was inspired by my math teacher, Mr. Hanson; my English teacher, Mr. Damico; my college professors, Dr. Kay Robinson, Bob Scriba, Charlie Parsons, & Dr. Elizabth Dunn (who taught me how to write). There are many more but these are the truly memorable
Posted by: Political Muse | May 06, 2008 at 08:05 PM