| Oregon science teacher honored as 2008 teacher of the year |
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But the honor fell short of what a friend of Geisen's 5-year-old son had bragged — that Geisen could be the president. Geisen's story drew a laugh Wednesday as he and Bush shared a stage at a Rose Garden ceremony. But Geisen said it illustrated a notable quality about children that adults often overlook. If kids "are not sure about something, they will give it a shot anyway. They'll just go for it," Geisen said. "Children have this tremendous creative capacity and this natural curiosity about the world that I think as adults that we can really learn from, and that we would really do well to foster." |
WASHINGTON D.C. — Oregon middle school teacher Michael Geisen got to
meet President Bush Wednesday when he was celebrated as the national
teacher of the year.