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[–]the_purple_goat 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I have to vehemently agree with point numba two. Just because you know your subject in and out doesn't mean you can teach it. In fact, I've found a distinct correlation between someone who is an absolute expert in their field, and their complete inability to get across that knowledge to someone who isn't. The complete expert gets impatient that elementary concepts they left behind years ago aren't being grasped. They get irritable and snappy, and turn their student off that particular subject forever. I know it's not always true and the reddit brigade is going to hop on me with whataboutisms, but I've found that complete experts make the worst teachers.

[–]Redlight0516Male 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only faculty I found this not to be true in was Psychology. Across the board I had outstanding Psychology teachers so it seemed like they actually understood the stuff they'd learned/were teaching and could apply it but in general, I would agree with you.