<p>so i read somewhere that a lot of teachers in the math and science departments are not that interested in teaching. is there any truth to this? </p>
<p>any help would be appreciated. thanks!</p>
<p>You are going to find duds teaching math/science/engineering wherever you go, whether it is Rice, Yale, Duke, etc. The fact of the matter is that these disciplines are more research-focused than the humanities, so more of the science/engineering professors are there for research, not teaching. The only place where this may not be a problem is a LAC (i.e. Amherst, Williams, Pomona, etc.).</p>
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<p>This is true. Some are also just bad at teaching, even though they care. This problem seems to be more prevalent in the lower level classes.</p>