Geology Students Play the 'Oil Game': He Made Science a Reality

摘要

Mike Fillipow is one of those fortunate people whose passion and occupation are a perfect fit. Fillipow's passion for geology led him to create a course in the science at Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic High School. That first step, filled with enthusiasm and innovation, put him on a path that has brought geology into the lives of his teenage students - results that led AAPG to honor him as the 2004 Earth Sciences Teacher of the Year. The award, bestowed annually for excellence in the teaching of natural resources in the earth sciences, includes $2,500 to Fillipow's school and $2,500 for his own use. It follows a similar $250 award as Teacher of the Year from the Los Angeles Basin Geological Society.