Remarks by President Obama at Teacher of the Year Event

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013 – 2:10 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, hello, everybody.  Please have a seat.  I am thrilled to welcome our state and national teachers of the year to the White House this afternoon.

People who know me know I’ve just got a soft spot for teachers, partly — my sister is a teacher, my mom was a teacher for a while.  And if there’s one thing we can’t say enough to our…