Helmi Hammami

This is a quick post about an idea I wanted to talk about since some time ! research and Teaching.
Most people think that research is helpful element to boost teaching. is this true ? In fact what we are experiencing today is that not too many people are doing research in the university but still teaching is going on.
Many people are teaching not just because they love it but because it is their source of revenue and easier to do than research.
This category of people is only taking the university level down since a university as far as I know and as far as I experienced it in western coutries is a place where knowledge is created and where thinking is a must. Unfortunately, today this is not the reality of many universities where previlege is only given to teaching and nothing else than teaching.
How can you improve the quality of your students if the professors thenseleves are not anymore critical thinkers. How can you give models to your students if they only see teaching machines and not intellectual and thinkful persons teaching them.
Research is a must for a university survive in the long run. Don't forget it !