HOUSE MEMORIAL 42

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2022

INTRODUCED BY

Willie D. Madrid

 

 

 

 

 

A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING DAVID LEE UBINGER, RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 GOLDEN APPLE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD.

 

     WHEREAS, David Lee Ubinger, a mathematics teacher at Chaparral high school in the Gadsden independent school district, is the recipient of a 2020 golden apple excellence in teaching award; and

     WHEREAS, David has been teaching at Chaparral high school, near El Paso, since the school's opening in 2005; and

     WHEREAS, the golden apple foundation of New Mexico names up to seven teachers each year from across New Mexico for the golden apple excellence in teaching award; and

     WHEREAS, those who are recognized are representative of the talented teachers in New Mexico classrooms who inspire students to new heights of learning; and

     WHEREAS, David actively seeks out new resources and has created a learning environment for his students that is engaging and authentic; and

     WHEREAS, David was inspired to begin a teaching career while he was studying civil engineering at the university of Texas at El Paso; and

     WHEREAS, while teaching in a summer program, David began to hear students talking about "not being good at math"; and

     WHEREAS, David wanted to challenge the notion that skill in mathematics and sciences is for a certain type of student or that being good at mathematics is genetic; and

     WHEREAS, David wanted to reinforce through his teaching that every student can, at the very least, learn, if not excel, in mathematics, science, health and engineering; and

     WHEREAS, David eventually changed his major and earned a scholarship from the national aeronautics and space administration to teach mathematics; and

     WHEREAS, according to David: "One of the funniest things I have found challenging is whether a student thinks that they have a high ability or low ability, they all have the opportunity to learn. I kind of embrace that challenge.";

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that recognition be extended to Chaparral high school mathematics teacher David Lee Ubinger, recipient of the 2020 golden apple excellence in teaching award; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to David Lee Ubinger.

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