Connecting with kids

by Ellie Einhorn and Shana D. Lebowitz | 09/09/2008

David Gurwitz '76 still recalls the moment when his athleticism, mathematical logic and then-undiscovered musical talent converged.An American Studies major and Math minor, 19-year-old Gurwitz was a little intimidated by the idea of taking "Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces." At some point, he recalls, the professor found that even the most skilled math students were struggling to comprehend the complex second-year calculus material.Gurwitz laughs as he narrates the short sequence of events he sees now as a sort of revelation.