Letter to Professor Feldmann

I am Michael Peterson and I teach biology at Omaha South High. This is my eighth year teaching at South and I have really enjoyed my time there. I have made great friends there and even met my wife at the school. I am from Wahpeton, ND and graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Omaha Public Schools came up for a career fair to Grand Forks and they set up interviews for me at both Central and South High. South seemed very warm and friendly, so I took that position when it was offered and it has worked out well for me.

I am fairly proficient with technology. I would not say I am a guru by any means, but I am pretty good at navigating a computer and any program that I am working with. I use a PC, both at home and in the classroom. We use Microsoft XP at South High as our operating system. Some of the pieces of technology that I have used to enhance my teaching are: PowerPoint, Smart Board, eSheets, digital microscopes (which is still a work in progress), and Infinite Campus (our grading/attendance program).

I am perusing my Master's for two reasons, the first is because it just financially makes sense to teach and have your Master's. At this point, I plan on being a career teacher and it would be silly to pass up on a pay raise by not getting a Master's. The second reason is because I love school. I graduated from UND with 222 undergraduate credits and they basically had to force me to graduate. I took classes there, not because I needed them, but because they were interesting. To me learning is fun and I was ready to get back into that mindset.