You are so right about the teaching. I spent 2 hours a couple of weeks ago, teaching my Psychopathology professor about how to use rubrics to grade group presentations and how to write a clear syllabus. I had given him some feedback on a letter he asked us to write and I prefaced my comments with the statement that I couldn't help myself, because as a former teacher i am very attuned to the teaching-learning process.
Now, the school I go to is very progressive, and it is mostly known for its school of education. Professors in the grad school of arts and social sciences have access to some of the finest educational theory around. And we are next door to the Harvard school of ed... So, there is no excuse in my eyes for poor teaching. Teaching skills can be taught and developed, but since everyone has gone to school, they think that they know how to teach. I should have felt honored this guy asked me to help him, but it kind of made me angry. he has been an adjunct and full time time prof at this university for 20 years and he is a practicing psychologist.
I am glad the program I am in is somewhat untraditional in that it is all writing, research, reading, and presentations. We work together all of the time. Most of the teaching is good, but I will still criticize if I feel the need.
I find my training in teaching and mentoring new teachers is very valuable in my new field of counseling...