I agree that engineering is important, but considering that, it's too important to be taught by quarter-hearted professors/TAs who may do 'outstanding' research, but can't teach a monkey how to eat a banana. A lot of the time, I only find it hard when I don't understand a particular concept, and it usually only takes a proper 5 minute explanation by someone who knows it well for me to learn.
I'm in engineering right now and it frustrates me greatly when a professor is just so arrogant or just so out of tune that he quickly breezes through the course without much concern for the students. If we're already supposed to know everything, why the heck are we paying tuition to learn this stuff? The system is pretty stupid in many ways and seems to be way more focused on the money and the research, which in some ways is understandable, I know Universities were initially insitutes of research, but since they're taking our money, we should at least get what we pay for.
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I agree that engineering is important, but considering that, it's too important to be taught by quarter-hearted professors/TAs who may do 'outstanding' research, but can't teach a monkey how to eat a banana. A lot of the time, I only find it hard when I don't understand a particular concept, and it usually only takes a proper 5 minute explanation by someone who knows it well for me to learn. I'm in engineering right now and it frustrates me greatly when a professor is just so arrogant or just so out of tune that he quickly breezes through the course without much concern for the students. If we're already supposed to know everything, why the heck are we paying tuition to learn this stuff? The system is pretty stupid in many ways and seems to be way more focused on the money and the research, which in some ways is understandable, I know Universities were initially insitutes of research, but since they're taking our money, we should at least get what we pay for.