I would like to welcome you to South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES).  My name is Allan Rasmussen and I am the teacher responsible for all Mathematics courses as well as Physics 11 and 12 and the Business Education courses.

I taught in a regular classroom in Merritt for 29 years before moving to SCIDES.  No matter what I taught, my first love always was, and still is, teaching Mathematics.  This has been my core subject throughout my career, and I have experience teaching Math from Grades 4 – 12, including Calculus.  As well, I have marked Provincial Exams for both Physics 12 and Math 12 many times over the years.

In my spare time, which never seems to be enough, I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music, getting lost in a good book, or watching an entertaining movie.  As well, I’m taking piano lessons (RCM grade 6).  I love it!  And when the weather is warm and dry, I enjoy racing down the highway on my road bike imagining that I’m Lance Armstrong riding in the Tour de France!

Here at SCIDES, I am the resident Math Tutor.  Anytime that you have a question or you need some help with a concept that is causing you grief, all you need to do is phone me or email me.  Doing all of this makes for an exciting time to be involved in Distributed Learning!

In conclusion, I hope that your time with me at SCIDES will be positive and rewarding, and that you will be successful, whatever your aspirations happen to be.