Issue Date: 4/24/06
Teaching by the numbers
By Scott Neth
"America was good to me, and I want to be good to America," Alidaee said. "This country gave me a green card, a college education, citizenship, a job, a beautiful wife and two wonderful kids, a car, a home - everything I could ask for. I want to put something back into this country. The best way to contribute to this country is to be a teacher and to educate America."
Alidaee said he also chose to become a teacher because he loves to help people, a lesson he took from his father.
"My father taught me to help people, no matter what," Alidaee said. "No matter whether you're black or white, male or female, Christian or Buddhist, skinny or fat, young or old, whatever. I just want to help."
Alidaee's mentor and hero, Ricardo Fierro of Cal State San Marcos, was also a major influence on his teaching. Fierro taught him to spend as long as it takes to help a student understand. Alidaee said it was Fierro who taught him to break down the wall between students and teachers, teaching him that it was okay to be friends with his students. This is something that his students are truly grateful for.
Though many students wouldn't choose math as their favorite subject, Alidaee said it was his choice to teach it.
"I love math because it's a mystery, and because it's solving problems," Alidaee said. "And because I speak with an accent in English and not in math, I chose to teach math."
Alidaee teaches Math 15, 50, 60 and 110 - different levels of algebra.
"Of course I'd like the opportunity to teach at another college, but I'd rather teach for Palomar College than anywhere else."
Alidaee said he also chose to become a teacher because he loves to help people, a lesson he took from his father.
"My father taught me to help people, no matter what," Alidaee said. "No matter whether you're black or white, male or female, Christian or Buddhist, skinny or fat, young or old, whatever. I just want to help."
Alidaee's mentor and hero, Ricardo Fierro of Cal State San Marcos, was also a major influence on his teaching. Fierro taught him to spend as long as it takes to help a student understand. Alidaee said it was Fierro who taught him to break down the wall between students and teachers, teaching him that it was okay to be friends with his students. This is something that his students are truly grateful for.
Though many students wouldn't choose math as their favorite subject, Alidaee said it was his choice to teach it.
"I love math because it's a mystery, and because it's solving problems," Alidaee said. "And because I speak with an accent in English and not in math, I chose to teach math."
Alidaee teaches Math 15, 50, 60 and 110 - different levels of algebra.
"Of course I'd like the opportunity to teach at another college, but I'd rather teach for Palomar College than anywhere else."
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Anonymous
posted 4/26/06 @ 12:30 PM PST
Bob really is this great (and there is even more that the story didn't cover)!
Get the POINT?
posted 9/05/08 @ 12:43 PM PST
Bob is a math GOD! I am soo bummed he didn't teach 110 this semester he is truly the best math teacher I have ever had. He sincerely has a passion and desire to see his students not only succeed in his math class but in life aswell. (Continued…)
Maziar
posted 11/16/09 @ 5:27 PM PST
Agha Bahram is the BEST!!!!!!!!
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posted 12/06/09 @ 11:58 PM PST
It is great that student like this subject. Algebrwa is rather difficult to learn.
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