[throw18376]

the reality is the vast majority of students have no interest in seeing the beauty of any mathematical or technical field.

they want the professor to tell them the passwords they need to memorize. then on the exam they repeat the passwords and get an A. this is understandable though because they are under a lot of pressure and these days nobody can afford to fail.

if the teaching style deviates from this they become annoyed, leave poor course reviews, and that professor has a hard time.

the professor could overcome this by being "good" -- when the students say a professor is "good" they mean it is easy to get an A.

[bunderbunder]

In health care there have been studies that find an inverse correlation between patient satisfaction scores and patient outcomes. I don't know if the same is true in education, but I'd believe it.