<p>Wow, what an off-base post! I had amazing professors at the University of Texas. Some of them were world-renowned researchers in their fields. They were also wonderful teachers who loved teaching undergrads. My dad is one of those profs, so I’m biased, but I know personally that the students are the reason he’s still at Texas at age 72. He still teaches a freshman introductory class, just because he loves his field and wants to share his enthusiasm with the kids. It’s not the research that keeps him going!</p>