Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry
TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoA lot of professors are overworked with classes and programs too. One of my girlfriends uas a professor for anatomy who teaches two full college courses before going to her massage school to teach anatomy. She says you can tell that the professor isn’t really there mentally. Sge never actually prepares for the courses she’s supposed to be teaching, but you can tell us just from exhaustion. I wonder how many are like that and just forget what coursework they’re currently preparing for others.
Eq0@literature.cafe 4 weeks ago
In my uni, professors are expected to teach almost 220h/years of in person teaching (correcting doesn’t count, nor preparing), on top of “being a team playing” and doing quite some extra bureaucratic work. Obviously on top of doing their own research. Good teachers (professors that care about teaching quality) look like ghosts by the end of the academic year…
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Each college does it differently. Some allow professors to choose research vs teaching, some require a fixed balance.
Eq0@literature.cafe 4 weeks ago
Never heard of being able to choose
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Yup. Some have research-only professors, and some expect all professors to teach classes. It really depends on the university.