Many of my professors clearly thought it sucked. But the really good and memorable ones took the job seriously and seemed to have a lot of fun. Since I was in

Many of my professors clearly thought it sucked. But the really good and memorable ones took the job seriously and seemed to have a lot of fun. Since I was in an engineering curriculum, I didn't notice many unmotivated students. Anyone like that washed out pretty early. I don't think teaching inherently sucks. I think universities have let people into the profession who lack either the skills or the motivation, since teaching is seen as secondary to research.