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Show DHS teachers honored by C of C f 6 ' I 7 J The Kaysville Chamber of Commerce has chosen John R. Dawson and Mark E. Clark as teachers of the month. Both teach at Davis High School. Dawson has taught physical education, edu-cation, health, history and geography geog-raphy at DHS since 1946. Throughout his history at DHS he has also coached 68 seasons of athletics from golf to football, tennis to baseball and basketball. His golf teams have won four regional golf titles and, in 1963, Dawson led DHS to its first state baseball championship. Dawson believes one of education's educa-tion's greatest challenges is 'to be able to motivate the student to want to learn the subject matter andor physical skills being taught in such a way that they can see the benefits that are possible in their future years." Being a successful teacher requires re-quires knowledge in the subject one is teaching, Dawson stated, and "having a genuine interest in each stage craft during his eight years at DHS. Clark, who has recently been elected to serve in the North Salt Lake City Council, built his own home in 1976. His classroom has also been built upon from two computers com-puters to the seven computers found there today. He has also worked on the North Ridge High School committee giving giv-ing teacher input to the design of the drafting facility, worked with other drafting instructors on the Craft Committee for the District and has helped his students be competitive com-petitive in the state drafting competition. com-petition. Clark's list of teaching challenges include helping students and parents learn that there are often consequences for their actions and that they must take care of them. He also finds it a challenge to get parents to be involved in the ed ucation process, to obtain enough equipment in the classroom to help students upgrade to industry standards stan-dards and to get industry and ness to become involved withJr future leaders. Keeping up with technology is one of Clark's personal challenges. Clark states that patience is the key to becoming a successful teacher. Having a sense of humor and being able to laugh at yourself, he stated, are also very important. - "You have to be one in a crowd to stand up for values and ideals. Develop a sense of pride in our students for this great country," Clark said. Above all, Clark said, a successful suc-cessful teacher must be "some' who can love these youth enouglVJ really be concerned about what happens to them. Also, never think you really have it made or you did it all by yourself." The Kaysville Chamber of f Commerce applauds these excellent V teachers. JOHN R. DAWSON and every student. 'Caring makes the difference." Clark is a drafting teacher who has also taught woodworking and |