Peter Dodson teaches math at Lake Oswego High School.  This is what his nominator, Tom Partin, had to tell us about him:

I have known Peter since he began teaching back in 2000. He is very good at teaching math, and very good at reaching students and making them want to learn. He works long hours grading papers in the evenings and on weekends, and always has his student’s best interests in mind. At the end of the year he always gets many thank you cards and other notes of appreciation from his students. He also painstakingly fills out reference forms for students in their quest to choose a college. Peter is a master at using puns and really keeps the class awake and on their toes with this technique. He uses a lot of historical people and events to show how mathematics played a role in their outcomes, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa as an example for geometry. Peter teaches students not only that they can do well in math, but in addition, he instills in them that they can be successful in life. He’s good at recognizing when students performances are going down, and often equates that to problems they are having at home, socially or other.  He will take them aside and find out the “rest of the story” and help get the students back on track.  Peter has allowed his senior classes to make videos or skits with a math theme and some of them have been hilarious.   Peter is the head of the math department at Lake Oswego High School and they were rated top in the state, this is in a big part to his effort, teaching style and what he expects from his fellow teachers.  Peter also volunteers many hours to play in the Lake Oswego Millennium Band.  Lake Oswego is a much better place to live with folks like Peter Dodson. Please take a little time to check with other people on what they think of Peter and I believe everyone will tell you he is top notch!

Congratulations Peter Dodson from K103!