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Mr. Damon Peterson
Welcome:
My name is Damon Peterson. I have been a teacher for 25 years, all at MacArthur. I am a proud San Antonio native, having graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1977. My college background includes a BBA in Petroleum Land Management from UT-Austin in 1981 and a MBA from UTSA in 1988. Prior to my teaching career, I spent 14 years in the oil and gas and banking industries.
From a personal standpoint, I have been married for 27 years to my wonderful spouse, Minerva. We have two children, Rob and Isabella. Rob graduated from UT-Austin in May of 2018 and works in Houston. Isabella is senior at UT-Austin. Both of my children were band kids, playing the alto and baritone saxophones, so I relate well to the commitment that it takes to both be a band student and especially a parent.
At present, I teach seniors in Advanced Placement Government and Politics, Advanced Placement Macroeconomics, and On-Level Economics. Previous teaching assignments include World Geography, World History, and U.S. History.
My goal for my AP students is to learn the material at a high level of difficulty in order for them to pass the AP Exam in the spring with a grade of 3, 4, or 5. Accordingly, I will review twice a week after school from 4.20 p.m. to 5.20 p.m. in my room (S109) for the AP Exams starting one month before the test. That is, four times a week, twice for AP Government and twice for AP Macroeconomics. In addition, during the two weeks of AP Exams in May, I will conduct Saturday reviews from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. for AP Macroeconomics and AP Government. I want to reach every student I can during this time period.
For my regular economics students, my goals are to have each student master the required curriculum and graduate. In both AP Macroeconomics and regular economics, I want each student to gain useful knowledge of personal finance and life skills. We will also conduct a on-line stock market game to introduce those types of investments. Please contact me at dpeter1@neisd.net if you need anything.
