Here’s another way to put it in terms of money: * Research universities make money from research and not teaching. * Admins create promotion schedules on rese

Here’s another way to put it in terms of money: * Research universities make money from research and not teaching. * Admins create promotion schedules on research and not teaching. * Teaching is the “cherry on top”. Good research > good teaching. Of course, top institutions want it all, but it’s not a hard requirement. Also: The hardest courses to teach are the intro classes. Those require teaching excellence that doesn’t overlap with technical chops. It is very hard to explain programming when you take it for granted.