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To be fair: most students aren't going to college strictly for education either.

• Locke1689 17y ago
  Neither are most of the professors. In fact, I'd assume that most of the professors aren't even there primarily for the teaching. People keep assuming that universities are an education business. They aren't. They're a research business, with education as a side job. The only reason they do that is to provide grad students (indentured servants) to the professors, who themselves are only as good as their last grant. For one, just look at the operating cost of the top research universities. I pay $50,000 a year at my university. That's a drop in the bucket of the actual operating cost. What really pays the bills? Grant money, patents, etc.
  • RyanMcGreal 17y ago
    > I'd assume that most of the professors aren't even there primarily for the teaching. Professors are at universities to do research. Teaching is a necessary evil.
    • sketerpot 17y ago
      Some of them really do care about teaching. Hint for college students: find these professors.
      • RyanMcGreal 17y ago
        In fairness I was overgeneralizing; but the main point of being a professor is to do research, and plenty of professors have no problem reminding their undergraduate students of this fact.