,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,kennedy submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that ,members of ,congress  
should substitute teach at least #a day 
per year in a public school to gain     
firsthand knowledge on how to address   
the prevailing challenges facing        
educators and how to remove obstacles to
 learning for students4  ,whereas       
teachers play a critical role in shaping
 the minds and lives of children2       
,whereas there are projected to be      
#c1bjj1jjj full-time public school      
teachers in #bjbj2 ,whereas             
approximately #bjj1jjj teachers leave   
the profession each year2 ,whereas in   
the #aaeth ,congress1 there were more   
than #b times as many ,members of       
,congress that had backgrounds in public

 service or politics than ,members of   
,congress that had backgrounds in       
education2 and ,whereas ,members of     
,congress should be on the ground in    
public schools to understand the        
challenges that educators and students  
face1 including challenges relating to--
  7#a7 a growing shortage of teachers2  
7#b7 issues of teacher pay2  7#c7 a lack
 of resources in both urban and rural   
areas2  7#d7 teacher preparedness2  7#e7
 chronic absenteeism among students2    
7#f7 poverty2 and  7#g7 parental        
involvement3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the 
contributions of teachers to the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 thanks teachers for     
their service2 and  7#c7 recommends that
 each ,member of ,congress spend at     
least #a day per year serving as a      
substitute teacher in a public school4