Most Popular Teacher in Computer Systems
Posted by aliabbasrizvi on August 11, 2007
Salaam Dear Nedians,
Since my friend Faraz has told me and encouraged me to read and contribute to the NEDians blog, I have been enjoying the posts here and thinking about what to write. Today I was browsing the NED website and found my favorite teacher on the department’s people page.
I like the fact that they have posted photos of the faculty members. Among these is my own batch mate (and approximate name mate) Syed Abbas Ali, but there are also a lot of new faces there, which is good to see. While going through the list of teachers and their description I found a unique sentence I have not seen written on the NED website about any other teacher, here it is :
Mr. Shahab Tahzeeb is among the most popular teachers amongst the students in the department owing to his excellent teaching style.
I couldn’t agree more; he is not just popular, he is a favorite. I am not sure why the most popular teacher has his photo in black and white while all others are in color. Maybe popularity has its own color, after which you don’t need any more.
By the way I am in Seattle, WA, working for Amazon.com as a software development engineer and would love to hear from any NEDians in the area (any Microsofties?).
Go NEDians!
Ali Rizvi
CS – Batch 1994-95
Well yes quite truly, Sir Shahab is the most popular teacher, and to me one of the the few competent teachers left in our department. His teaching style, interactions with other students really make him a wonderful teacher.
The mark of a good leader is that he makes everyone else around him feel at ease, respected, and perform to their best.
This is one of the reasons why I like Shahab Tehzeeb so much, and I would always have great respect for him
I think we were the first ones who were taught by Shahab Sahib. He is a really hardworking and sincere teacher.
I hope that he prosper and continue putting his valuable contribution with the University and not get frustrated with the teachers politics and leave the university as a number his colleagues did.
Neat! Very good post. He is intelligent, funny, patient! The best thing I like about him is the way he sets examination and test papers. Most of the questions would have a EUREKA moment… and its *really* fun to solve them!
That statement you mentioned was most probably written by either Sir Saqib Ilyas or Sir Farhan… if not by one of my two friends who designed the new CISD website. Let me get to the bottom of this
By the way, I’m in Seattle area. A Microsoftie, Batch 2002-2003.
Faraz, is a teacher by definition a leader?
Shahran, the paradox is that if he’s a good teacher and a great person and professional, then his staying at NED as his main day job might not be good from him as an individual…that’s what we need to fix…
Sabahat,
I am not sure why he was not sent for further studies abroad when there were “SO-CALLED COMPETENT” teachers who were sent to USC and never completed their MS,came back and when they teach it seems that they even did not completed their High school studies.
I think the criteria to be sent abroad is not competence or merit but it is pure Jogaar.
it could be true that the criteria is “jogaar” but in Sir Shahab’s case i think it’s more of a he himself not willing to go abroad for reasons best known to him.
I agree with Asad – I think he himself turned down the chance (assuming he got one) of going abroad. Otherwise I can’t think of anyone more deserving to sent for higher studies.