Originally posted by Count Iblis II:
Of course, Professors do teach. The point is do they need to teach? Will the university educational system collapse if we decided that Professors don't need to teach anymore to undegraduates and let other staff, lecturers etc. take over that duty?
This will sound mean, but it is an honest opinion.
If Professors like you are replaced by other staff with a mission to teach, the University system would be improved.
I would also then state that the University system would be improved if the tenure system were removed or weakened for these Research-only faculty. If your research isn't up to grade (as partly judged by outside referees), you can find a new job. You don't pull in enough grants, you hit the streets.
By the way, keep in mind that for the University of California (as one example), there are 5 undergraduates for every graduate student. Why exactly do you think a University exists?
