83R6014 JWI-D
By: Price H.R. No. 331
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students, parents, educators, and community members
throughout the State of Texas are celebrating National Teacher Day
on May 7, 2013; and
WHEREAS, This worthy tradition dates to the 1940s, when
Arkansas educator Mattye Whyte Woodridge began corresponding with
political and educational leaders to suggest an official day to
honor teachers across the country; her efforts attracted the
attention of Eleanor Roosevelt, who in 1953 persuaded the United
States Congress to proclaim a National Teacher Day; the event is now
observed on the Tuesday of the first full week of May; and
WHEREAS, Texas public schools employ more than 330,000
teachers, who play an essential role in the lives of the state's 4.9
million students; as role models, motivators, and mentors, teachers
give students a vision of what they are capable of achieving and
equip them with skills that will help them to build rewarding,
productive lives; and
WHEREAS, The quality education that teachers provide is vital
to the future of young people and society alike, and the exceptional
contributions made by all who teach are indeed deserving of an
expression of appreciation from the residents of the Lone Star
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 7, 2013, as National Teacher Day
in Texas and extend to teachers throughout the state sincere best
wishes for success in their important work.