&gt; No. Generally, at research institutions, faculty are not chosen for their teaching ability. They are chosen for their research background. They are often horrifically bad teachers, if they even teach the class at all and don&#x27;t just assign it to a TA.<p>I will have to say that I have had a few, select few, of those few bad teachers.<p>As a TA, I can also say that I am thankful that my professor doesn&#x27;t stick the load of our lecture work on me, but I have heard from many other TAs that this does happen. From what I understand, I&#x27;m VERY lucky that I am working with am amazing teacher.