Apparently a new study reveals that there is an inverse relationship between a department’s scientific productivity and the amount of energy it puts into training its students to be teachers themselves. The link is here. Why should this be so?

It seems to me that at one level, there is no doubt, research productivity represents an opportunity cost. But it also seems to me that there must be innovative ways to combine research and pedagogical training that ends up being synergistic. Let’s put away the notion of “teaching assistant” and think outside of the box!