Welcome: 

My name is Damon Peterson.   I have been a teacher for 26 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 28 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 Austin.  Isabella just graduated from UT-Austin last May.  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, On-Level U.S. Government, 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 On-Level 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.  For On-Level U.S. Government we will cover the development of democracy in the U.S., the Constitution, Branches of Government, political ideologies, parties, and elections.