Obama honors Teacher of the Year

President Barack Obama honored Rebecca Mieliwocki as the 2012 National Teacher of the Year. Mieliwocki is a seventh-grade English teacher in suburban Los Angeles. During a White House ceremony on Apr. 24, Obama said Mieliwocki maintains "big expectations" for her 7th grade class but remembers that "school should be fun."

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Rebecca Mieliwock hugs U.S President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor her with the National Teacher of the Year award in the East Room of the White House on April 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Ms. Mieliwock who is a seventh grade english teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, California was named the National Teacher of the Year, an award that has been a presidential tradition since Harry Truman. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty ... more
Rebecca Mieliwock hugs U.S President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor her with the National Teacher of the Year award in the East Room of the White House on April 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Ms. Mieliwock who is a seventh grade english teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, California was named the National Teacher of the Year, an award that has been a presidential tradition since Harry Truman. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) less