David Deutsch

Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics • 2018

Title and Organization Physics, AP Physics B & C, Manhattan Center for Science and Math

Bio

David Deutsch is described as a magician in the classroom. “David’s passion never runs outs. Even after teaching 27 years, he enters his classes with an unmatched energy. He knows how to get the shiest, most subdued, and most timid students to be vocal, confident and passionate about science,” notes a colleague. A former student, now an aerospace engineer, comments, “I am not being hyperbolic when I say that that man changed my life. He was able to see my potential and set me on a path of engineering.” For Deutsch, “My main goal is to give my students a sense of wonder about physics and the natural phenomena that surround us in our lives. When I teach, I am constantly re-affirming my love for science. I hope that students have the same reaction every day when they come to class and learn.”