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benji:

--- Quote from: jhocking on 01 Aug 2008, 13:50 ---I do want to throw out one counterpoint though that, while not affecting the basic truth of the situation you describe (some schools prioritize teaching, some prioritize research,) does complicate the situation as far as teaching effectiveness. One has to keep in mind that the more classes a given teacher is running simultaneously, the less they can focus on any specific class. It is possible for too much teaching focus to dilute how effective people are at teaching.
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This is true, but I think it comes from schools being poor more than anything. Schools that have the money and want to emphasize teaching will try to keep their student body/professor ratio small so that each student can get a lot of attention. Schools with no money force people to teach 4 or 5 classes a semester and penalize for having too few students in a class.


--- Quote ---Or more to the point and looking at things from the other direction, it is perfectly possible for a person who avoids teaching too many classes and who focuses on research to like teaching and be good at it.

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This is very true.

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