David Sherrin

David Sherrin teaches Social Studies and English at Harvest Collegiate in New York City, where he was a founding teacher and is the department chair. His passion is to engage all students in learning about the complexities of the past through the use of role-playing, mock trials, and the analysis of primary sources. At Harvest, David has taught the following courses: Heroes and Villains; Sports, Fashion, and Politics; Genocide and Justice; History of Love; Revolutions: Choices and Power.

David was named a New York City Master Teacher for 2014-2015 and was the recipient of the 2014 Robert H Jackson Center National Award for Teaching Justice. Previously, he taught at the Facing History School and at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School. David spent two years as a street educator for Projeto Axé, a Brazilian organization that provides education and outreach for street children in Salvador, Brazil.