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zslastman comments on Stupid Questions (10/27/2014) - Less Wrong Discussion

15 Post author: drethelin 27 October 2014 09:27PM

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Comment author: zslastman 29 October 2014 02:33:38PM 1 point [-]

Teaching is something I would love to do, but I was given to understand that you basically have to do research nowadays, due to the glut of academics.

Comment author: James_Miller 29 October 2014 03:22:10PM 1 point [-]

It depends on the field and the school. If you don't care about status, you will have a much easier time finding an academic job where teaching undergrads is considered an important part of your job.