<p>The article basically summarizes what is common knowledge about teaching at harvard. Being harvard, the university obviously attracts a lot of the most brilliant minds out there. As my host explained to me at prefrosh visiting weekend, there’s generally a trade off between being a great researcher and a great teacher. That is, the better a researcher your professor is and the more he’s innovating in his field, the less time he/she has to devote to teaching. (Unfortunately?) Harvard attracts a lot of the best researchers in the world, and if the article is true, seems to encourage research more than teaching. </p>
<p>If you’re looking for an intimate academic experience, you probably shouldn’t go to harvard. If you’re looking to be taught by some of the most brilliant people anywhere, it’s certainly not a bad choice. Duh.</p>