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Phillip to his students in chemistry and astronomy. His heartfelt love for teaching makes his lectures enjoyable and his lessons fun to learn. The only surprise in his selection as Teacher of the Year is that it didn ' t come sooner. As a teacher I have a great opportunity to have a powerful effect on the minds of students ... It is my duty to set the creative pattern which nurtures their natural qualities and restores an enthusiastic interest for learning . , . However important are the things I say, what is the good of it, if neither heard nor felt? Evidence of Mr. Cunningham ' s effectiveness as an instructor is seen in the success of his A. P. Chemistry program, the only such program in the school district. Cunningham is very happy with the rewards given him by the educational system, but he also sees changes which should be made: Teachers must be in control of standards of excellence in their profession. They must watch over the quality of the profession, its members, its preparation programs, and its support systems. The compensation of teachers must be commensurate with their experience, responsibilities, demon.strated competence, and performance, not seniority. Class size must be reduced to manageable levels. Cunningham concluded, Learning has been a delight to me. Being happy in my career as well as my personal life renews my enthusiasm in my teaching each day. Hopefully, education will continue to be a mutually rewarding experience for me and my students. 1. LIKE FATHER. LIKE SON-Christopher Cunningham t.ikcs after his father in both appearance, and, apparently, interesti. 2. Mr. Cunningham takes time out to help Heather Maxwell with her chemistry. i. A camera from KDOC records Mr. Smith ' s chat with f)rani e County ' s Teacher of the Year. Greg McBride Leo Quirk Debbie Watt Science 59 A
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l liFin nge aumys Best Looks Back By every definition of the word, Mr. unningham of the science department is a teacher who is very special. Certainly it is a fact to which his students can attest. A disbeliever would only have to be shown Gunningham ' s award as 1986 Orange County Teacher of the Year to be convinced. He is the first teacher in Dana Hills history to be given such a prestigious award. Cunningham always saw a distinct beauty in nature when he was young. By the time he was a junior in college, he was studying •meteorology, astronomy, oceanography, and geology at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Following graduation, Cunningham was accepted into a master ' s degree program in geology. Before he made it through, however, Cunningham ' s life took on an entirely new course. I shall never forget the conviction of the moment when I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. I was a grad. student at SDSU when a poster, taped near my favorite study area, caught my eye. It was a request for volunteers to act as big brothers to young, fatherless boys. The program was called ' Project Share ' ... Beginning in the autumn of 1970, Bill Cunningham, geology major, spent nearly every Wednesday and Saturday at ball games, the park, or the beach with an eleven-year old Swede named Phillip. Soon Cunningham saw a new, instinctive feeling in himself emerge. He would ask questions about the waves, rip currents, and the way the profile of the sand had changed since we were last at the beach. I was not sure whether Phillip had curiosities and interests that paralleled mine so closely, or whether ray interest caused me to prompt questions in him. But eventually we were doing experiments on sand transport ... I could see myself molding his mind into the methods of During this same period, Cunningham accepted an offer to teach a section of undergraduate geology at SDSU. In no time at all, he began to enjoy teaching more than his own geology research. The choices I had made to become involved with ' Project Share ' and to teach the students in geology laboratory are two of the most positive events in my life. My future had looked bright as an aspiring petroleum engineer in the lucrative field of energy exploration and recovery. But, all that suddenly changed ... Today, Mr. Cunningham is a fourteen-year veteran of Dana Hills. He now gives the same care and compassion he gave to Mr. Cunningham possesses the implacable qualities that are necessary for high learning. — Mike Jewell
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