American Enterprise Institute: Why is college teaching so hit-or-miss, and what can we do about it?

College teaching is notoriously hit-or-miss. Your professor can either inspire you to study weeks worth of a specific topic or make you spend weeks finding the secret to not snoring in class. University of Pennsylvania’s Jonathan Zimmerman draws from his latest book, “The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America” to offer his perspective on the how and why, and where to go from here.