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[โ€“] rbhfd 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

who love teaching (why else would they teach)

Professors love doing academic research. Teaching is a requirement for them, not a passion they pursue (at least not for most of them).

[โ€“] jungle 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that makes it even worse.

To be clear, I'm not advocating for not paying living wages to professors, I'm just describing the two systems I know and the results.

I don't know how to get teachers who are up to date with industry and love teaching. You get that when teaching doesn't pay, but it'd be nice if there was a better way.