David ERNEST d.ernest@bluewin.ch |
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I am 54 years old and am living in Zurich, another beautiful city on
a lake in the German speaking part of Switzerland.
I studied physics at the Swiss Federal School of Technology (ETH) in
Zurich and spent some years there as a scientific fellow, during which
time I was also involved in student teaching.
For almost 30 years I have been teaching physics and mathematics at one
of the state grammar schools in Zurich. I am responsible for the physics
curriculum of our school and I am also involved in the Immersion Project
of teaching physics in English to German speaking students. In 2004 I
introduced computer based laboratory experiments at our school. I regularly
attend courses and keep in touch with many teacher colleagues at other
Swiss schools. I am always full of new ideas and keen on pursuing them.
There are very few things that do not interest me!
In my spare time, if there is any at all, I like to go sailing on the
lake of Zurich or even in Greek or British waters during my vacation.
Every year I give one or two courses on sailing at our club.