The son of a toy inventor and a piano teacher, Dr. David Pook grew up outside of Buffalo, New York with his parents and three younger sisters. He was a National Merit scholar in high school, completed his undergraduate work at Penn with honors, and went on to earn teaching and research awards for Graduate Studies at Indiana University. Prior to his arrival at St. Paul's, where he teaches a V Form (11th Grade) Humanities on European Intellectual and Cultural History and various VI Form (12th grade) electives like Adolescence and the Human Condition, serves as the faculty adviser to the school newspaper The Pelican (http://pelican.sps.edu) and coaches the boys and girls varsity crew, Dr. Pook taught at the Berkshire School while pursuing graduate studies in cognitive science and art history leading to a Master's and PhD in the field of philosophy. He has been recognized with the School's Form of 1973 Mentor Fellowship and has received a National Presidential Scholars Commendation for his teaching. Outside of St. Paul’s he works with several states, organizations, and schools on standards setting and curriculum issues, lectures regularly at Colby-Sawyer’s Adventures In Learning program, the Concord Music School, and Granite State College, and spends his free time indulging in his passions: reading, cooking, and single malt scotch. Dr. Pook lives with his wife, Elizabeth Ausich, an environmental education teacher at the Audubon Society just down the road from where they live on the grounds of St. Paul’s School, and their Old English Sheepdog, Macallan.

During the school year Dr. Pook lives with his wife, Elizabeth Ausich, an environmental education teacher at the Audubon Society just down the road from where they live on the grounds of St. Paul's School, and their Old English Sheepdog, Macallan; in summer they can be found enjoying the tranquility of Warner, New Hampshire at their summer house.

For more information about this course, contact David at: dpook@sps.edu