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it no longer becomes a challenge. announcer: but first: kennan: so, the first time i looked at his resume, i was like, whoa, who is this guy? announcer: a stanford professor heads across the bay, looking to prove a point, and ends up finding a partner in crime. sam savage: first time i walked through his classroom, it was like we d been teaching for 3 years. i just, i don t know how to describe it. announcer: here s nbc bay area s garvin thomas. garvin thomas: thank you so much for joining us. you could easily make a quick list of all the ways in which kennan scott and sam savage are different. what they share, though, is a love of teaching, and that is benefiting more than just their students. sam: most people don t understand, like, how long this really takes. garvin: dr. sam savage is an expert in the field of uncertainty and risk. sam: i quoted that thing that you had written in a garvin: a stanford adjunct professor who corporate managers and utility executives ....
our first story tonight is about a richmond woman thankful to those who put their lives at risk to help her get where she is today. and where that is, is sitting at the kitchen table, fighting the religious oppression of her people. it is late on a wednesday evening in richmond. niknaz: so, anyone new? oh, hi annisaw. gavin: and in niknaz aftahi s second floor apartment, an underground class is about to begin. niknaz: narzani shiba, do you want to start? gavin: the course title is english for architecture, and it is a case study in giving back. niknaz: so, you saw the file, right? gavin: at least, that s how the professor, niknaz, feels about it. niknaz: i want to give back to this, you know, institute that gave me the privilege of becoming educated. gavin: the institute is the bihe, or baha i institute for higher education. niknaz, you see, is a member of the baha i faith, a religious minority that is oppressed in her native country, iran. not permitted to attend uni ....
our first story tonight is about a richmond woman thankful to those who put their lives at risk to help her get where she is today. and where that is, is sitting at the kitchen table, fighting the religious oppression of her people. it is late on a wednesday evening in richmond. niknaz: so, anyone new? oh, hi annisaw. gavin: and in niknaz aftahi s second floor apartment, an underground class is about to begin. niknaz: narzani shiba, do you want to start? gavin: the course title is english for architecture, and it is a case study in giving back. niknaz: so, you saw the file, right? gavin: at least, that s how the professor, niknaz, feels about it. niknaz: i want to give back to this, you know, institute that gave me the privilege of becoming educated. gavin: the institute is the bihe, or baha i institute for higher education. niknaz, you see, is a member of the baha i faith, a religious minority that is oppressed in her native country, iran. not permitted to attend uni ....
and that is benefiting more than just their students. sam: most people don t understand, like, how long this really takes. garvin: dr. sam savage is an expert in the field of uncertainty and risk. sam: i quoted that thing that you had written in a garvin: a stanford adjunct professor who corporate managers and utility executives seek out to learn ways to make their companies smarter and safer. sam: and you ve got all these extreme views. garvin: it s a complex field that sam tell his audience he s discovered a simple way to teach, so simple, 8th graders could learn it. and how does sam know? sam: hey, kids. garvin: well, he s done it. just a few months ago, sam made his first visit to west oakland middle school. sam: how do you add uncertain numbers together? garvin: he went there to prove his point. he ended up finding a partner in crime. sam: first time i walked through his classroom, it was like we d been teaching together for 3 years. i just, i don t know how to de ....