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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen Marx has been named the 2011-2012 Teacher of |
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the Year by the Dallas Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A geometry teacher at North Dallas High School, |
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Ms. Marx distinguishes herself with her leadership, creativity, |
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and compassion; after dropping out of college and struggling as a |
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single mother, she returned to school and earned a bachelor's |
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degree in kinesiology with a minor in mathematics at The University |
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of Texas at Arlington in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Ms. Marx joined the Duncanville |
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Independent School District as a ninth-grade algebra teacher; she |
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began teaching algebra for Dallas ISD in 2004 and then served the |
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district for a time as an instructional mathematics coach; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, Ms. Marx returned to the classroom, where |
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she uses movement as a tool to teach math in such innovative |
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activities as "algebra aerobics," "rotation reviews," and |
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"four-corner answers"; her supervisors credit her with |
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significantly raising the school's 10th-grade geometry scores on |
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the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test; Ms. Marx is |
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currently working toward a master's degree in applied cognition and |
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neuroscience at The University of Texas at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Teachers play a vital role in preparing the next |
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generation of Texans for the challenges and opportunities of the |
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future, and Karen Marx has worked to instill in her students a |
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lifelong love of learning that will serve them well throughout |
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their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Karen Marx on being named the |
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2011-2012 Teacher of the Year by the Dallas Independent School |
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District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Marx as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Carter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2797 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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